Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	82.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '19 at 21:10
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 791 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 201 Parallax 182 150% 189 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 180 Splatting 128 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 Series 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 873GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 194 83 83 83 85 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 517 Write 491 Mixed 417 SusWrite 160 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 52.4 187% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 128%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 113 108 100 105 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 408 Write 133 Mixed 190 SusWrite 104 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 44.3 169% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 170 131% 180 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 88%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 904GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 410 485 491 491 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 490 Mixed 419 SusWrite 467 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 52.5 187% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 164 172 173 172 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 166 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 170 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB 3,748 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3.5TB free Firmware: GA0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 159 174 175 174 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 175 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 171 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 226% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 103%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,185x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	218x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	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