Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	264% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '19 at 04:20
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 875 93% 740 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2815 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 155 Parallax 139 121% 147 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 146 Splatting 120 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 854 976 1005 930 833 757 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,769 Write 1,093 Mixed 522 SusWrite 892 237% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 72.3 264% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,620 DQ Write 970 DQ Mixed 957 804% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 292%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 381GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 407 469 472 475 342 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 446 Mixed 433 SusWrite 413 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 64.4 223% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1002 512GB 4,269 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 453GB free Firmware: 20110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 965 741 744 744 744 741 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,156 Write 1,151 Mixed 1,004 SusWrite 780 230% 1,023 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 76.5 268% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,076 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1,071 828% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 197%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 817GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 74 72 74 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 52.2 Write 82.3 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 74.4 50% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 190% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 317GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 146 144 147 145 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 160 Write 126 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 145 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 112%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE641 4TB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 144 146 146 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 141 Write 141 Mixed 75 SusWrite 146 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 2,402 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27.2 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 96%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,209x
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	751x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	654x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	169x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16