Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	231% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 07:51
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 286 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 799 80% 653 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 192 Parallax 174 146% 182 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 176 Splatting 125 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 834GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 730 690 944 1082 848 1098 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,319 Write 1914 Mixed 1,151 SusWrite 899 350% 1,571 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 49.6 188% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 453 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 512 406% 556 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 372%
Plextor M6S 256GB-$166 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 86GB free Firmware: 1.09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 282 357 321 419 380 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 406 Mixed 294 SusWrite 340 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 40 145% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 211 195% 301 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 104%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 2TB free Firmware: SS0411BB SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 1055 1236 933 2.7 727 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,598 Write 3 Mixed 150 SusWrite 795 190% 887 MB/s	4K Read 68.1 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 39.8 246% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 2.1 DQ Write 920 DQ Mixed 588 419% 503 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 172GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 167 163 168 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 136 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 165 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 157 157 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 114 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 157 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 4133 2x8GB 1,563 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 27.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 133%

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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 $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

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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 $179	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