Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	163% 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	228% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '19 at 18:57
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 562 72% 546 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 243 Parallax 252 186% 241 fps	MRender 266 Gravity 222 Splatting 138 163% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 648 647 646 644 643 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1461 Write 1,229 Mixed 639 SusWrite 675 223% 1,001 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 66.4 242% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,104 DQ Write 1,304 DQ Mixed 969 795% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2437 2245 1565 1568 1569 1570 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2,624 Write 2,225 Mixed 1,962 SusWrite 1,826 484% 2,159 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 95.8 320% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,881 DQ Write 1,568 DQ Mixed 1644 1,253% 1,698 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 410%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 98GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 426 397 358 322 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 470 Mixed 328 SusWrite 363 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 46 173% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 181 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 512GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 112 113 114 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 112 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 572GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 96 102 102 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 102 Write 89 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 100 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.7 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 25.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 115%

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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 $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,231x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	757x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	657x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	451x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16