Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 224% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 194% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	224% 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	323% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 18:30
Run Duration	379 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 881 91% 735 Pts	64-Core 880 54% 880 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 334 Reflection 311 Parallax 345 272% 330 fps	MRender 375 Gravity 269 Splatting 195 219% 280 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 807 813 801 796 790 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,490 Write 2,306 Mixed 1,712 SusWrite 819 409% 1,832 MB/s	4K Read 74 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 105 348% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,584 DQ Write 1,325 DQ Mixed 1,413 1,070% 1,441 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 340%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 843GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1821 1689 1688 1689 1704 1702 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2,454 Write 2,332 Mixed 1,840 SusWrite 1,715 468% 2,085 MB/s	4K Read 72.8 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 105 364% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,755 DQ Write 1,446 DQ Mixed 1,577 1,187% 1,593 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 431%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 481 479 480 481 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 463 Mixed 439 SusWrite 481 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.3 221% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
ROG ESD-S1C 1TB 536 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 838GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 821 822 817 820 825 828 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB 5,167 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.2 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 32.5 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 129%

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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 $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