Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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	111% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 18:05
Run Duration	384 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 270 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 770 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 145 Parallax 141 116% 143 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 123 Splatting 113 109% 137 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD20EADS-22R6B0 480GB 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 44 190 41 64 65 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 146 Write 96.1 Mixed 251 SusWrite 83 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 28.8 105% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 167 142% 205 MB/s

HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 104GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 103 100 111 101 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 316 Write 144 Mixed 192 SusWrite 105 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.2 153% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 118 89% 118 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 75%
Kingston SHFS37A120G 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 92 93 95 95 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 72.8 Write 74.6 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 93.2 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 98%
Mass Storage Device 8GB 2,579 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 6GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	5.08% Terrible	Read 12.7 Write 7.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 5.3 10% 8.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 48% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.08% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.4 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 70: 8R 7G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
70%	56%	43	112	6	165	27"	2560 1440	MSI3CA8 MSI MAG272QP

History: Score 34: 4R 1G 11B | Score 42: 2R 8G 8B | Score 63: 8R 6G 5B | Score 67: 6R 10G 7B | Score 70: 8R 7G 9B

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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 $242Bench 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: $1,108

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