Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% 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	127% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 17:02
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 254 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 776 74% 612 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.42% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 8.81 7% 10.1 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 7.83 Splatting 17.3 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.42% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 128 Parallax 133 113% 133 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 131 Splatting 104 110% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 473 475 421 359 341 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 493 Mixed 379 SusWrite 425 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.8 208% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 406GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 475 383 380 372 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 470 Mixed 370 SusWrite 410 94% 414 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 42.6 155% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 344 258% 343 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 240GB-$110 2,356 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 119GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 447 482 449 480 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 476 Mixed 324 SusWrite 465 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 39.3 158% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 290 236% 334 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 41 Write 39.5 Mixed 21 SusWrite 37.1 46% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.3 93% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 38%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 100 99 100 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 107 Write 92.2 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 99 123% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 193% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 29.1 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 30.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 119%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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