Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 829 89% 708 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 197 Parallax 197 154% 194 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 186 Splatting 124 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.T Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 249 258 257 261 239 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 650 Write 562 Mixed 490 SusWrite 288 111% 497 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 29.9 150% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 410 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 316 240% 328 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 141%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 215GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 395 450 444 441 445 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 442 Mixed 418 SusWrite 420 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.2 206% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 305 245% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 770GB free Firmware: JE4OA60A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 69.2 Write 68.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 74 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 53%
WD Black 2.5" 250GB (2010)-$50 8,525 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 121GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 83 83 82 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 86.5 Write 87.2 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 81.5 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 52%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 439GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 136 135 136 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 136 Write 142 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 134 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 31.2 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 30.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 99%

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

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,202x
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	653x
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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,075

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16