Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.8 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	Mar 24 '21 at 00:57
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 741 84% 655 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3882) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 335 Reflection 298 Parallax 336 273% 323 fps	MRender 372 Gravity 270 Splatting 193 218% 278 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 304 331 237 255 398 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 158 Mixed 218 SusWrite 297 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 45.3 180% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 192 158% 233 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 327GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 465 464 481 480 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 361 Write 421 Mixed 402 SusWrite 470 94% 414 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 64.8 231% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 348 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% 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)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 26.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 25.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.2% 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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Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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