Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.2% 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)
Boot Drive	242% 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '19 at 16:41
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 746 77% 622 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1365 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 90.3 58% 77.6 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 56.7 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 258 251 298 290 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,268 Write 1,199 Mixed 900 SusWrite 288 256% 1,164 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 90 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 821 DQ Write 1,003 DQ Mixed 652 564% 826 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 244%
WD Blue 250GB-$81 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 35GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 88 49 46 50 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 344 Write 125 Mixed 132 SusWrite 66.9 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 17 110% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 129 123% 197 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 9GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 92 92 93 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 92 Write 89.7 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 92.3 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 88%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 888GB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 145 144 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 140 Write 131 Mixed 72 SusWrite 143 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 212GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 161 162 162 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 79.2 Write 81.2 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 161 63% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 354% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD44G266682 PSD44G266682 GEIL CL15-17-17 D4-3000 GEIL CL15-17-17 D4-3000 16GB 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 28.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 28.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns

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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 $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