Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	5.51% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '21 at 03:10
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 141 2-Core 264 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 770 77% 625 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	5.51% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 114 Parallax 8.8 6% 43.2 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 0 4% 6.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.51% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X02c08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 19 31 47 44 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 409 Write 101 Mixed 114 SusWrite 44 36% 167 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 66.8 DQ Mixed 196 126% 148 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 99%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 852GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 148 147 147 147 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 155 Write 138 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 146 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 42 43 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 42.1 Write 41.6 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 42.3 54% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 164% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z2933C16 2x8GB 1,790 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 25.4 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 28.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 102%

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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