Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	115% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 20:17
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 799 83% 670 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 1E04) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 225 Parallax 243 176% 228 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 209 Splatting 137 157% 201 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 397 456 458 456 458 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 460 Mixed 382 SusWrite 446 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.8 210% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 46.8 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 63.6 55% 77.7 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 972GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 83 82 83 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 85.3 Write 73 Mixed 51 SusWrite 81.8 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 854GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 76 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 151 Write 135 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 75.7 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 14GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 14 14 13 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 134 Write 43.7 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 13.2 56% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.8 158% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 31.3 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 33 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,186x
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	651x
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: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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