Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	232% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '18 at 20:27
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 163 2-Core 321 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 858 88% 710 Pts	64-Core 874 54% 874 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 141 Parallax 120 103% 129 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 125 Splatting 104 92% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 603 592 602 598 595 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,174 Write 1,587 Mixed 657 SusWrite 626 279% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 68.3 260% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 54.9 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 75.1 218% 431 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 128GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 336 332 336 336 334 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 448 Write 335 Mixed 302 SusWrite 335 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 45 132% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 31.7 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 46.5 46% 70.2 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 97%
Hitachi HUS726020ALN610 2TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 92GB free Firmware: APGNT544 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 93 96 100 111 186 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 163 Write 167 Mixed 73 SusWrite 114 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.4 183% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 108%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 173 173 179 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 178 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 176 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C15 2x8GB 6,416 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 31.2 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 35.8 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 42.2 95% 42.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%

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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 $92Bench 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 $179	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