Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '19 at 14:23
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 827 85% 684 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 182 Parallax 166 138% 172 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 161 Splatting 116 106% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2657 Write 2,125 Mixed 1,323 450% 2,035 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 79.2 276% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 59.7 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 1,204 607% 479 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 77GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 491 491 492 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 490 Mixed 399 SusWrite 490 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 66.9 230% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 66.8 128% 256 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 815GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 181 183 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 203 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 183 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 110%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 194 195 194 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 162 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 193 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 28.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 32.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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	3,197x
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	747x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	653x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,077

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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