Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 180% UFO


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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	232% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	248% 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	May 02 '22 at 13:34
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

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-$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 (95^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 262 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 755 75% 613 Pts	64-Core 752 47% 752 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Asus(1043 8874) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	232% Outstanding	Lighting 340 Reflection 317 Parallax 359 277% 339 fps	MRender 395 Gravity 319 Splatting 210 241% 308 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1382 1167 1144 741 417 383 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,758 Write 1760 Mixed 663 SusWrite 872 282% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 72.1 232% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1294 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 971 777% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 302%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 136GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 240 199 188 209 185 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 375 Write 382 Mixed 302 SusWrite 222 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.9 156% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 137 118% 170 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 105%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 205GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 37 39 41 41 41 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.4% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 40.4 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 40 9% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 13.9 46% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.8 DQ Write 25.6 DQ Mixed 24.3 19% 25.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 99%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 1.2 6.8 7.7 7.2 7.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 41.9 Write 17.1 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 5.5 22% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 33.1 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 31.9 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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 $133	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