Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	260% 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '19 at 14:07
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 284 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 808 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2782 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 136 Parallax 136 106% 134 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 130 Splatting 107 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 863 914 904 852 789 727 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,982 Write 1,256 Mixed 606 SusWrite 842 259% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 71.8 250% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1440 DQ Write 921 DQ Mixed 918 755% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 292%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 381GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 406 469 479 482 324 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 466 SusWrite 414 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 63.9 221% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1002 512GB 4,269 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 397GB free Firmware: 20110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 984 744 742 740 741 744 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,134 Write 1,311 Mixed 1105 SusWrite 782 244% 1,083 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 72.7 261% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,074 DQ Write 1,146 DQ Mixed 1,067 814% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 197%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 757GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 96 98 100 101 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 62.7 Write 95.8 Mixed 58 SusWrite 97.5 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 179% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 307GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 96 96 97 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 168 Write 146 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 96.7 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 112%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE641 4TB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 142 143 142 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 154 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 143 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.8% 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 (88^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 27.1 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 28.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 96%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,230x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	757x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	656x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	451x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,091

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16