Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.1% 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	144% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '23 at 19:43
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (31^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 VH 9,708 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 249 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 727 75% 604 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.1% Average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 62.9 49% 64.5 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 55.1 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 528GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 1028 600 310 266 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 768 Write 752 Mixed 745 SusWrite 542 158% 702 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 56.6 180% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 787 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 489 376% 525 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 365%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 819GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 425 430 459 467 466 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 390 Write 368 Mixed 350 SusWrite 433 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 50.6 153% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 358 264% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 382GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 422 429 458 465 465 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 387 Mixed 340 SusWrite 431 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 48 150% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 359 258% 335 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 345GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 635 637 638 638 636 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,226 Write 1,337 Mixed 562 SusWrite 683 213% 952 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 45.6 138% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 819 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 520 396% 550 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 120 115 115 115 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 51.8 Write 78 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 116 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 140 138 144 144 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 66.8 Write 112 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 140 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 166% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.9% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	56	25	60	27"	1280 720	DELD066 DELL U2715H

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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	3,229x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	757x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	656x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 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 $76Bench 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	170x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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