Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	229% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 19:14
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 798 85% 680 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 187 Parallax 195 140% 185 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 172 Splatting 127 116% 144 fps
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 474 427 434 428 433 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,278 Write 1,088 Mixed 1,000 SusWrite 495 216% 966 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 91.8 312% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 1,284 DQ Mixed 1,156 869% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 302%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 133GB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 746 686 624 576 528 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,194 Write 1,680 Mixed 821 SusWrite 674 298% 1,343 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 76.5 269% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 993 DQ Write 1,262 DQ Mixed 883 734% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 131GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 421 469 463 456 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 453 Mixed 372 SusWrite 428 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 50.6 190% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4GB 7,184 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 1GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.9 4.5 5.1 4.9 5.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 18.3 Write 6 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 4.9 10% 9.23 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.6 185% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2133 C10 4x4GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 26.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 112%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,189x
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	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 $92Bench 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: $1,107

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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