Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	239% 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

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 07:42
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 873 88% 716 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 2787 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 144 Parallax 138 109% 139 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 975 981 891 802 724 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,964 Write 1135 Mixed 646 SusWrite 879 256% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 62.5 248% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 1203 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 74.6 217% 496 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 292%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 381GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 405 470 481 482 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 493 Mixed 474 SusWrite 420 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.6 224% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 129%
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1002 512GB 4,269 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 455GB free Firmware: 20110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 745 743 743 741 744 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,223 Write 1,382 Mixed 1,118 SusWrite 784 254% 1,127 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 76.1 250% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 1,179 DQ Mixed 1,068 820% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 197%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 762GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 83 83 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 61.5 Write 93.3 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 83 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 177% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 379GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 159 159 162 161 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 123 Write 95.2 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 160 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 112%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE641 4TB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: MJAOA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 141 140 138 139 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 134 Write 153 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 139 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 92%
USB Flash Memory 16GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Read 35.1 Write 5.5 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 4.9 13% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 8%

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 @ 3289 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 32.8 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 96%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,228x
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	756x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	656x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	450x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	212x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,087

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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