Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	180% 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	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.

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 02:37
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$242 712,312 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 (91^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 758 77% 622 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Lighting 92.6 Reflection 85.5 Parallax 80.2 76% 86.1 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 74.3 72% 90.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 522 492 491 490 491 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 731 Write 1,110 Mixed 331 SusWrite 514 151% 672 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 61.2 206% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 1,177 DQ Mixed 1,252 935% 1243 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 277%
Intel Optane+233G 250GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 137GB free Firmware: 17.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 140 141 128 128 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 108%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 290GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 89 90 91 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 90 Write 85.2 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 89.4 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 42GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 90 Write 84 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 74.4 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 54%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 543GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 88 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 78.8 Write 43.8 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 88.8 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2666 C16 Series Corsair CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 Corsair CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.3% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.2 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,186x
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	651x
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 $40Bench 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: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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