Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 04:00
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 751 74% 607 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 178 Parallax 179 130% 172 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 168 Splatting 121 111% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 436 Mixed 367 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 48.2 172% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 105GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 457 468 466 469 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 467 Mixed 384 SusWrite 463 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.7 207% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 25GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 263 269 266 265 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 480 Write 259 Mixed 253 SusWrite 246 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 15.6 109% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 23.5 70% 149 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 74%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 17GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 76 83 81 79 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 245 Write 83 Mixed 108 SusWrite 80.6 28% 129 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 11.8 79% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 79.9 DQ Mixed 85.9 75% 115 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 44%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 867GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 457 468 467 469 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 468 Mixed 455 SusWrite 463 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 59.7 201% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 3,140 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 29.6 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 27.7 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 161%

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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