Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '20 at 02:42
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$241 712,312 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)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 273 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 795 81% 654 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 361C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Lighting 34.3 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 39.9 28% 35.4 fps	MRender 43 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 35.8 33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 269 205 204 203 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 432 Mixed 418 SusWrite 241 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 59.5 204% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 274 229% 331 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 546GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 130 131 130 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 116 Write 119 Mixed 62 SusWrite 129 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 68%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 169GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 66 65 67 66 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 96.3 Write 96 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 65.9 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 69%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 185 185 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 181 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 184 103% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 257GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 105 104 104 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 104 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.2 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 16 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 88%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,188x
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	446x

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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