Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	60 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 08:54
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 231 91% 158 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 688 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 146 Parallax 151 126% 151 fps	MRender 167 Gravity 138 Splatting 120 114% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 224GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,412 Write 1,261 Mixed 1,144 283% 1,272 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 89.4 292% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,255 DQ Mixed 948 822% 1,221 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 177GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,450 Write 2,318 Mixed 1,691 479% 2,153 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.5 291% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,704 DQ Write 1,418 DQ Mixed 1,544 1,161% 1,555 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WD Re 1TB (2013)-$65 3,754 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 166GB free Firmware: 01.01V03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 96 Write 93.5 Mixed 68 64% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 77%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 294GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 96.6 Write 91.1 Mixed 66.2 63% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 24GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 90.5 Write 35.7 Mixed 42.5 62% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Mixed 0 100% 9 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMD32GX4M2C3200C16 CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 CMD32GX4M2C3200C16 CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 64GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3265, 3265, 3265, 3265 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 31.9 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 27.1 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,186x
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	651x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	446x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
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

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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