Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% 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	285% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '20 at 22:40
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$247 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 263 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 809 79% 648 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 159 Parallax 152 121% 153 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 145 Splatting 117 104% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 1050 1021 1016 998 983 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 1,776 Mixed 788 SusWrite 1,052 313% 1,403 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 67.1 259% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,479 DQ Write 1,302 DQ Mixed 1,201 952% 1,327 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 302%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 674GB free Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1373 1171 1168 1159 1156 1152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 1,919 Write 1,530 Mixed 1057 SusWrite 1,196 319% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 86.9 311% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,663 DQ Write 1,378 DQ Mixed 1,318 1,042% 1453 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 294%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 118 118 119 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 99 Write 108 Mixed 70 SusWrite 116 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 179% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 65%
ST310005 20AS 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 88GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 64.4 Write 66.5 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 64 82% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.8 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 114%

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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 $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,233x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	757x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	658x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	452x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	187x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,091

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16