Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	115% 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	369% 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	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '21 at 04:31
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 166 2-Core 317 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 881 89% 722 Pts	64-Core 878 54% 878 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 161 Parallax 150 121% 153 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 151 Splatting 134 114% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 636GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1832 1688 1681 1667 1560 1457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,723 Write 2,339 Mixed 1702 SusWrite 1,647 471% 2,103 MB/s	4K Read 73.6 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 101 340% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1413 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,184 889% 1,196 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 112GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 488 488 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 403 SusWrite 488 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 66.3 222% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$99 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 127 125 127 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 166 Write 169 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 125 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 190% 2 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.9% 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: 282 279 251 250 278 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 256 Write 191 Mixed 132 SusWrite 270 280% 212 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 89% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 99.4% 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)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 35.9 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 35.3 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 47.3 84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 115% 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	3,208x
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	751x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	654x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	169x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16