Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.3% 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)
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	17.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 19:04
Run Duration	385 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 below expectations (26^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 79.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 253 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 584 67% 520 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.6% Terrible	Lighting 8.2 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 8.19 7% 8.86 fps	MRender 9 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.6% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.3% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 62 58% 72.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 128GB 3,345 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM01.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 26 12 28 24 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 148 Write 35.8 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 21.5 14% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.1 DQ Write 27.8 DQ Mixed 2.7 6% 10.2 MB/s	4K Write 17.3 4K Mixed 2.7 19% 10 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 369GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 872 505 506 508 508 507 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 360GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1678 960 583 583 568 581 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,900 Write 1,592 Mixed 636 SusWrite 825 275% 1,238 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 59.7 222% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 1,128 DQ Mixed 816 707% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 254%
INTENSO 128GB 3,345 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 71GB free Firmware: S9FM01.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 73 68 75 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 431 Write 84.3 Mixed 148 SusWrite 74.5 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 11.2 79% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 8.3 34% 76 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 463GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 1207 1229 1156 1106 1119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,382 Write 1,188 Mixed 1,029 SusWrite 1,173 268% 1,193 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 76.4 240% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 1,107 830% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 372%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 613GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 115 116 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 119 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C14 2x8GB 859 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 18.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 16.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 102%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,190x
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	447x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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