Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	127% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '20 at 03:19
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 776 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 157 Parallax 136 120% 147 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 141 Splatting 114 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB 2,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 210 201 201 196 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 494 Mixed 402 SusWrite 225 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 70.4 246% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 126%
Samsung SSD 500GB 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 158GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 463 481 486 485 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 490 Mixed 400 SusWrite 468 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 72.1 251% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 135%
Samsung SSD 500GB 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 80GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 317 318 317 317 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 487 Mixed 472 SusWrite 330 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 67.6 239% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 135%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 206GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 124 126 126 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 108 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 126 70% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 349% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 8,912 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 33.7 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32.4 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%

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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	3,190x
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	652x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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