Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	15 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 04:48
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$140 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 560 75% 561 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 146 Parallax 131 107% 136 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 133 Splatting 0.2 59% 82.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 246 Mixed 380 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 55 182% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 36.9 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 32.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 89%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $289Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	3,035x
Core i7-6700KIntel $220Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	208x
Core i5-7600KIntel $140Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $399Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	687x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	610x
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	424x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $136Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	193x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $31Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	202x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	158x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	98x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $1,096

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12400F $149	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16