Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	191% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit färger, , 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 10:42
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 278 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 731 75% 603 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 50.8 44% 56 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 54.4 Splatting 71.1 56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 637 617 339 284 279 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,361 Write 1106 Mixed 577 SusWrite 487 196% 883 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 57.7 202% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 877 688% 955 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 127GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 439 462 477 474 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 467 Mixed 399 SusWrite 457 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 62.3 207% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 100 101 101 101 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 146 Write 132 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 100 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 4% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 15%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 697GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 92.2 Write 93.2 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 74.5 64% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 56 57 57 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 51.5 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 55.6 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 28.1 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 31.4 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 110%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,219x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	654x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	449x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,083

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16