Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '19 at 02:10
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 820 80% 659 Pts	64-Core 829 51% 829 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3575 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 133 Parallax 137 117% 138 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 139 Splatting 109 114% 145 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,126 Write 1,478 Mixed 562 304% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 67.5 261% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,105 DQ Write 1,272 DQ Mixed 732 678% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 17GB free Firmware: R1311 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 514 Write 291 Mixed 227 76% 344 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 42.5 179% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 150 157% 258 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 101%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 282GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 452 455 459 456 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 486 Write 454 Mixed 444 SusWrite 426 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 30.9 102% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 71.7 DQ Write 67.1 DQ Mixed 75.8 55% 71.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 371GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 77 Write 76.2 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 79.1 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 33.7 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 49.9 SC Mixed 33.8 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

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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