Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	329% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '17 at 11:27
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 801 83% 670 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 160 Parallax 139 133% 154 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 149 Splatting 118 106% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,789 Write 1,878 Mixed 1,925 487% 2,197 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 61.5 269% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 475 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 43 156% 342 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 214GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2601 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 94 (B1) Unknown 99 99 6 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 59 24 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 27 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4159904276	105% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 419 Mixed 422 100% 452 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 29.9 176% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 49.6 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 28.8 63% 122 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 112GB free Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,093 Write 1,145 Mixed 1,440 344% 1,559 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 32.7 176% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 47 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 32.1 46% 80.2 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 185%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB 2,523 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 88GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 144 Write 30.8 Mixed 35.1 67% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.29 4K Write 0.87 4K Mixed 0.71 70% 1.96 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 33.9 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 33.1 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 119%

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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 $300	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