Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	123% 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 13:25
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 283 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 856 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 864 54% 864 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 462.59 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 182 Parallax 182 149% 182 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 184 Splatting 121 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 414 370 358 346 357 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 473 Mixed 388 SusWrite 382 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 60 203% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$31 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 232GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 467 375 351 344 352 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 474 Mixed 446 SusWrite 391 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 66.5 222% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 128%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 193 192 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 194 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 192 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
WD Game Drive 2TB 1,307 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 2630 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 105 109 111 107 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 123 Write 106 Mixed 62 SusWrite 109 132% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 162% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 64GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2992, 2992, 2992, 2992 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.2 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 94%

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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	3,190x
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