Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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.

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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '20 at 01:05
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 268 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 762 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3882) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 358 Parallax 264 208% 292 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 267 Splatting 192 215% 274 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 405 400 395 383 367 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 434 Mixed 312 SusWrite 392 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 46.3 177% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 282 228% 322 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 445GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 428 451 459 457 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 467 Mixed 408 SusWrite 446 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 67.5 229% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 346 261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04JEEE35-12-K 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04JEEE35-12-K 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 25.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.6 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,208x
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	654x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	169x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,086

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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