Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	362% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 743 79% 631 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 90%

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: 436.30 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 192 Parallax 172 144% 180 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 177 Splatting 122 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 797GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1725 1739 1495 1525 1752 1523 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,539 Write 1,751 Mixed 1,376 SusWrite 1,627 407% 1,823 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 98.1 340% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1420 DQ Write 1,107 DQ Mixed 509 586% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 372%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 131GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 930 928 932 918 876 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,264 Write 937 Mixed 638 SusWrite 919 210% 939 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 60 242% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 387 370% 602 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 243%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 439 439 442 444 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 419 Mixed 408 SusWrite 443 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 26.9 129% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 48.5 99% 196 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 12GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 123 113 121 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 416 Write 122 Mixed 190 SusWrite 119 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 42.2 170% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 166 123% 165 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 88%

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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