Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	191% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '21 at 14:42
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 243 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 616 65% 520 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	5.13% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 7.8 6% 27.3 fps	MRender 7.6 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 0.3 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.13% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 60.7 51% 63.8 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 54.6 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$240 4,222 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 966 917 965 1089 867 1017 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,190 Write 953 Mixed 936 SusWrite 970 228% 1,012 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 53.6 187% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 500 DQ Write 671 DQ Mixed 793 541% 655 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 389%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 69GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 149 150 150 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 431 Mixed 344 SusWrite 177 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 49.5 166% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 346 262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 115%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 483GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 326 299 176 84 330 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 385 Write 432 Mixed 359 SusWrite 259 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 35.1 123% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 334 250% 334 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 105%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 250GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 233GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 66 66 65 66 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 59 Write 54.1 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 65.1 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 166 166 166 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 145 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 164 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D30AEEA.K16FE 2x8GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 15.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 107%

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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 $241Bench 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 $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 $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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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