Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.2% 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	278% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '21 at 01:38
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 852 90% 718 Pts	64-Core 869 54% 869 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.2% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 129 Parallax 112 98% 121 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 113 Splatting 108 87% 105 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1175 870 871 873 869 869 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,021 Write 1,717 Mixed 1,488 SusWrite 921 344% 1,537 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 75.4 271% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1512 DQ Write 1,070 DQ Mixed 1,249 944% 1,277 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 288%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 648GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 431 419 411 409 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 478 Mixed 388 SusWrite 415 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.5 195% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 122 156% 279 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 931GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1942 1519 1516 1520 1519 1518 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2018 Write 1,943 Mixed 1,744 SusWrite 1,589 410% 1,823 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 77.2 278% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,636 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 1,466 1,089% 1,447 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 334%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 302GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 117 120 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 116 Mixed 96.4 SusWrite 119 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 822GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 170 172 172 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 154 Mixed 107 SusWrite 171 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 10.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 207 205 196 197 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 193 Mixed 176 SusWrite 202 260% 189 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 1.5 337% 6.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 103%

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 @ 3020 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 30.6 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	31.6"	1280 720	HPN3659 HP 32f

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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