Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	154% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	May 06 '19 at 07:20
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 253 95% 167 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 826 87% 694 Pts	64-Core 818 51% 818 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2977 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 751 463 404 399 392 387 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 892 Write 777 Mixed 588 SusWrite 466 152% 681 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 64.4 208% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 85.2 DQ Write 1,025 DQ Mixed 444 377% 518 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 57GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 295 292 296 295 294 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 440 Mixed 416 SusWrite 302 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 48.3 169% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 58.9 108% 210 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 EVO 500GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 243GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1726 1899 1911 1843 1842 1911 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2595 Write 1,812 Mixed 891 SusWrite 1,855 399% 1,788 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 70.4 256% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 468 DQ Write 1,116 DQ Mixed 76.4 263% 553 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 325%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.7 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,216x
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	654x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	449x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,083

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16