Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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	168% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '24 at 18:21
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$247 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 703 71% 576 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 190 Parallax 194 116% 175 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 167 Splatting 137 136% 170 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 219 215 212 221 212 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1254 Write 907 Mixed 611 SusWrite 270 169% 760 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 57.8 194% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1005 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 790 628% 878 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 74GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,807 Write 1,432 Mixed 570 280% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 47.4 175% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,087 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 660 582% 876 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$224 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 319GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 459 471 469 467 463 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 472 Mixed 432 SusWrite 465 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 58.4 192% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
WD My Passport 2665 5TB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 412GB free, PID 2665 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 84 85 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 55.8 Write 41.1 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 83.1 78% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.7 278% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 929 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 28.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 28 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 112%

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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	70	59	144	27"	1280 720	ACR0490 XB271HU

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Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,218 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 $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,233x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	757x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	658x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	452x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	187x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16