Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


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 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.8% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '22 at 17:43
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 473 56% 433 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.8% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 73.7 Parallax 67.8 54% 69.5 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 67 55% 67.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 434 Write 431 Mixed 356 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.6 208% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 2,797 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 435 441 459 460 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 433 Mixed 417 SusWrite 448 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.7 224% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 106GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 321 320 323 323 324 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 448 Write 315 Mixed 287 SusWrite 322 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 24.6 99% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 87.5 DQ Mixed 132 113% 171 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 76%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 236GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 95 117 119 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 104 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 69%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 173 Write 144 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 80.2 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 190 Write 164 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 80 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.4% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 110%

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Workstation 90%

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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