Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	41.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	216% 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '19 at 20:13
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 138 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 792 79% 641 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 2304) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.6% Average	Lighting 48.8 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 64.8 40% 59.4 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 50.5 Splatting 52.6 45% 55.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 392 325 324 326 326 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,771 Write 1,464 Mixed 1,197 SusWrite 372 268% 1,201 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 63.9 241% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 1,231 DQ Mixed 991 778% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 280%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 310GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 136 135 135 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 134 68% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 107%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 212GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 86 85 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 89 Write 86.2 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 84.9 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C19 2x8GB 3,646 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 29 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 31.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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 $176	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) $32	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