Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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.
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 (15%). 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	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '19 at 01:22
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^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-$241 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 279 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 783 82% 656 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 192 Parallax 190 183% 202 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 166 Splatting 117 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,758 Write 63 Mixed 123 481% 2,315 MB/s	4K Read 796 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 7.8 1,218% 269 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Kingston SSDNow KC300 480GB-$85 712 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 447GB free Firmware: 507KC4 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 375 Write 244 Mixed 282 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 22.9 90% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 101 92% 144 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 68%
SH00R480GB 480GB 1,405 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 441GB free Firmware: S0110A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 442 Mixed 373 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 28.1 144% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 41.4 87% 171 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 93%
Seagate SkyHawk 6TB (2016)-$143 139 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 213 Write 200 Mixed 106 128% 173 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 843% 6.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 202 Write 144 Mixed 86 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 184 133 178 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 187 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 172 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 155 175 183 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 158 Mixed 110 SusWrite 178 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 465% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 6,011 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3020 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 30.6 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 30 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 113%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,190x
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	652x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x

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 $45Bench 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: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $37	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