Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	192% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '17 at 06:03
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 540 71% 533 Pts	64-Core 556 34% 556 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4678 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.71% Terrible	Lighting 8.13 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 7.88 7% 9.4 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 6.97 Splatting 16.7 10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.71% Great: 7%
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 88.6 56% 75.8 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 58.1 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 204GB free Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,934 Write 999 Mixed 1,337 314% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 32.9 197% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 43.7 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 33.1 50% 88.2 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 219%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,959 Write 749 Mixed 1,327 296% 1,345 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 48.2 207% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 43.1 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 31.9 47% 83.1 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 219%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: Unknown Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 659GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 69.7 Write 52.7 Mixed 40.8 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.05 4K Write 0.55 4K Mixed 0.09 23% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 108%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 94.1 128% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.22 78% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 44%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 566 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID 0095 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 173 Write 36.9 Mixed 32.7 75% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 9.06 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.23 54% 3.22 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 34.6 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 30 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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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