Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 13:58
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 728 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 145 Parallax 123 111% 135 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 136 Splatting 110 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 303 301 301 301 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,991 Write 1,509 Mixed 737 SusWrite 353 254% 1,148 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 61.2 261% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 1,253 DQ Mixed 842 725% 1,061 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 236%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 136GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 173 175 177 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 489 Mixed 374 SusWrite 217 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 41.3 155% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 205 190% 292 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 97%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 123GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 302 303 303 301 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,411 Write 1,470 Mixed 1288 SusWrite 477 312% 1,411 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 86.8 308% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 1,380 DQ Mixed 1,008 810% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 280%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 202 205 205 205 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 126 Write 149 Mixed 29 SusWrite 203 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 356% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 26.3 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 29.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 101%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,205x
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	751x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	653x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	169x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,070

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16