Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	371% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 20:18
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 918 95% 764 Pts	64-Core 904 56% 904 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2799 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 162 Parallax 149 115% 151 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 155 Splatting 135 115% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 494GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1901 1688 1681 1670 1682 1679 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	371% Outstanding	Read 2,368 Write 2,147 Mixed 1,575 SusWrite 1,717 438% 1,952 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 104 329% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,735 DQ Write 1,356 DQ Mixed 1,496 1,133% 1,529 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 53GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 440 441 440 441 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 439 Mixed 381 SusWrite 440 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 68 228% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 165 160 161 167 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 147 Write 154 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 162 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 111%
Kingston HyperX Savage USB 3.1 128GB-$80 665 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 117GB free, PID 16b3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 281 281 280 280 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 267 Write 190 Mixed 130 SusWrite 280 286% 217 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 89% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 35.7 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 35.6 105% 36.7 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 148%

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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 $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 $295	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