Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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 Drive	143% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '18 at 04:20
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 87.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 304 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 796 76% 629 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 197 Parallax 190 145% 188 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 172 Splatting 125 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 210 209 210 212 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 982 Write 667 Mixed 580 SusWrite 220 136% 612 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 58.3 209% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 625 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 416 355% 522 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 144%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 13GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 134 132 133 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 395 Write 144 Mixed 199 SusWrite 134 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42 167% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 111 93% 136 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 82%
Chn25satas1 128 128GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 27GB free Firmware: P0921A SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 177 190 190 189 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 478 Write 188 Mixed 165 SusWrite 187 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 12.9 119% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 72.2 82% 138 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 77%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 124 123 125 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 118 Write 121 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 124 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 82%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 72GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 86 80 84 89 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43% Average	Read 63.8 Write 59.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 85.7 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 56%
Maxtor STM3500630AS 500GB-$80 1,461 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 174GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 74 72 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 57.3 Write 29.5 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 73.7 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 43%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 137GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 37 Write 33.5 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 37.5 45% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.7% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11.5 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 107%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,189x
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	746x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	652x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	446x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16