Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	309% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '20 at 22:56
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 304 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 567 73% 552 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 8C9D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 128 Parallax 131 109% 131 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 128 Splatting 103 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 875 846 843 844 841 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,430 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,707 SusWrite 826 404% 1,807 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 94.7 318% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1485 DQ Write 1,311 DQ Mixed 1,366 1,033% 1,388 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,066 Write 8,992 Mixed 9,114 2,095% 9,391 MB/s	4K Read 688 4K Write 323 4K Mixed 372 1,691% 461 MB/s	DQ Read 1,612 DQ Write 1,490 DQ Mixed 1,550 1,163% 1,551 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 233GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 989 981 985 881 262 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,391 Write 819 Mixed 918 SusWrite 727 215% 964 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 84.1 298% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 824 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 311 406% 721 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 33.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 30.1 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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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 $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,231x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	757x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	657x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	451x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16