Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	209% 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

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '23 at 01:47
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 257 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 674 71% 570 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 116 Parallax 104 84% 108 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 104 Splatting 104 84% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 650 647 617 602 593 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 2,243 Write 1,895 Mixed 638 SusWrite 710 304% 1,372 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 47.4 153% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 711 DQ Write 568 DQ Mixed 607 463% 629 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 313%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 126GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 759 621 621 617 617 614 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 859 Write 827 Mixed 592 SusWrite 642 164% 730 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 45.5 151% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 617 DQ Write 502 DQ Mixed 559 419% 559 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 313%
Kingston SHFR200240G 240GB 2,078 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 55GB free Firmware: 000056RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 109 152 110 122 100 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 474 Write 417 Mixed 377 SusWrite 132 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 38.5 132% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 176 167% 260 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 96%
ST1000LM 048-2E7172 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 616GB free, PID 8016 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 71 39 49 54 58 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.2% Below average	Read 115 Write 33.5 Mixed 9.9 SusWrite 47.1 55% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 539 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 45.4 MC Mixed 36.2 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 47.7 SC Mixed 32.5 100% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 138%

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Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,213 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,230x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	757x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	656x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	451x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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