Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.5% 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	172% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '24 at 11:12
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 79.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 206 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 596 60% 487 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.5% Average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 59.6 Parallax 59.3 48% 59.4 fps	MRender 59.7 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 59.7 49% 59.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 943 927 906 848 833 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,088 Write 951 Mixed 946 SusWrite 907 219% 973 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 49 157% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 612 DQ Write 442 DQ Mixed 496 379% 517 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 435%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 146GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1577 867 557 556 559 557 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,450 Write 1346 Mixed 682 SusWrite 779 238% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 36.1 123% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 597 DQ Write 386 DQ Mixed 535 387% 506 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 66GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 141 142 141 133 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 161 Write 164 Mixed 112 SusWrite 140 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 49GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 154 155 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 90 Write 72 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 155 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 103%
SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 0GB free, PID 0577 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 38 Write 33.8 Mixed 32.5 44% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.8% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.8 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 16.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 105%

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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	68	56	144	34.1"	1280 720	GSM774B LG ULTRAGEAR

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 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 $140Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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