Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 06:48
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 735 72% 593 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.5% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 138 Parallax 130 100% 130 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 121 Splatting 103 87% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 497 Write 393 Mixed 272 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 33.5 163% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 77.4 98% 182 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 441GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 144 144 132 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 55 Write 71 Mixed 35 SusWrite 139 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.3 418% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 110%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 466GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 179 176 178 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 158 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 178 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 2x8GB 3,272 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 20.3 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 86%

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Gaming 105%

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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 $242Bench 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: $1,108

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