Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	31.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 10:34
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 257 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 751 76% 619 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.6% Very good	Lighting 94.6 Reflection 108 Parallax 97.3 77% 99.8 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 96.1 Splatting 96.1 79% 95.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 646GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 430 442 437 432 439 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 460 Mixed 350 SusWrite 433 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 44.3 169% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 279 230% 330 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 6GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 216 Write 309 Mixed 266 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 24.1 129% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 136 130% 200 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 143GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 69 68 66 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 66.7 Write 59.1 Mixed 44.9 SusWrite 66.6 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 083A 1TB 1,797 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 572GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 100 101 100 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 99.1 Write 98.5 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 100 120% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 19.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 20.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 60: 6R 6G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	16%	152	338	274	60	31.5"	1920 1080	PHL0000 50PFL4662/F7

History: Score 45: 4R 6G 7B | Score 60: 6R 6G 12B

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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 $182	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) $30	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