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Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive332% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 31 '18 at 20:09
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 294
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 818
79% 649 Pts
64-Core 818
51% 818 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 92.2%
 Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
Nvidia(10DE 119E)
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 154
Parallax 132
114% 142 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 139
Splatting 116
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑
This bench: 108%
 Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1253 736 1517 1047 1462 1506 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
332% Outstanding
Read 2,477
Write 1,454
Mixed 1,220
SusWrite 1,254
356% 1,601 MB/s
4K Read 66.3
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 99.8
328% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,323
DQ Write 1,092
DQ Mixed 1,106
856% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑
This bench: 332%
 Great: 333%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
254GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 472 481 479 481 475 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 451
Mixed 384
SusWrite 476
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 69.5
233% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑
This bench: 137%
 Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 211 210 209 210 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 167
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 208
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 120%
 Great: 114%
WD My Book 1TB
613GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 35 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Read 34.7
Write 36.5
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 36.6
47% 34.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑
This bench: 18.4%
 Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
78.7% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.4
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.8
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 78.7%
 Great: 90%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples3,199x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples231x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples220x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples749x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples653x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples448x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples174x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples109x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,082
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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