Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.6% 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	205% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	15.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '22 at 20:20
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 273 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 758 78% 628 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 71.3 61% 74.5 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 70.3 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 162 161 159 159 156 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,912 Write 1,168 Mixed 449 SusWrite 205 205% 934 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 56.9 230% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 990 760% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 527GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 121 120 122 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 117 Write 106 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 121 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 420GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 110 111 112 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 166 Write 143 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 112 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x4GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 20.3 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 81%

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

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,225x
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	755x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	656x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	449x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	211x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,091

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16