Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '20 at 16:38
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	22%

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 i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 230 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 612 62% 499 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1528 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LF120HCHP-000L1 120GB 3,932 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT03L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 47 47 41 36 37 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 443 Write 71 Mixed 108 SusWrite 43.6 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 24.6 4K Mixed 20.3 80% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 25.1 DQ Mixed 35.6 42% 76.1 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 60%
Seagate ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB 2TB 1,580 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 188 192 180 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 85 Write 172 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 185 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.9 348% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 113%
Samsung HM160HI 160GB-$50 4,054 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 53GB free Firmware: HH100-11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 51 52 52 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 59 Write 60.8 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 51.7 38% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43BB1-CPB 2x8GB 6,881 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.3 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 21 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 76%

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

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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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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