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 way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	232% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '17 at 00:32
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 307 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 852 89% 713 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MyDigitalSSD BPX NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$148 1,613 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,308 Write 1,403 Mixed 1,691 399% 1,801 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 31.7 169% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 44.9 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 152 100% 116 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 207%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 405GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 88 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 36 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 58 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 3 (F1) Unknown 99 99 219989402	124% Outstanding	Read 529 Write 503 Mixed 508 115% 514 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 45.7 183% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 26.4 114% 255 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 158 137 11091 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 364 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5698 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 345 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 285 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 78 (C2) HDA temperature 108 101 44 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	110% Outstanding	Read 229 Write 154 Mixed 143 131% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.14 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.25 54% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 79840304 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2497 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 4308333801 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 28122 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1234 (B7) Unknown 1 1 167 (B8) Unknown 99 99 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 88 146031116437 (BD) vendor-specific 89 89 11 (BE) vendor-specific 62 55 672333862 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 957 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 69 69 63241 (C2) HDA temperature 38 45 55834574886 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 579 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 79435420149033 (F1) Unknown 100 253 34592583324 (F2) Unknown 100 253 91482016964	106% Outstanding	Read 233 Write 138 Mixed 159 133% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.18 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.19 49% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 694GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 161 153 6916 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5268 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 1 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 37 37 46285 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2374 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 147 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5268 (C2) HDA temperature 112 97 38 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 9 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.3% Average	Read 79.8 Write 74.4 Mixed 71 56% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.03 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.08 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 30.6 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 44 91% 44 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 119%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,199x
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	749x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	653x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16