Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	303% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 23:59
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 772 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.6% 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 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 192 Parallax 189 146% 187 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 182 Splatting 127 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1649 1737 1295 675 661 650 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2405 Write 1,926 Mixed 923 SusWrite 1111 354% 1,591 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 75.7 268% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,313 DQ Write 1204 DQ Mixed 1,130 883% 1,215 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 353%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 90GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 218 211 208 211 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 961 Write 677 Mixed 583 SusWrite 228 136% 612 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 60.3 217% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 664 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 387 345% 523 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 144%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 465GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 434 424 424 424 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 466 Mixed 420 SusWrite 429 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.7 192% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 248 217% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.7 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 31.5 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 120%

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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	3,186x
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	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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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