Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 96% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	237% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 04:09
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 265 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 785 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 161 Parallax 129 122% 147 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 169 Splatting 121 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,975 Write 1,267 Mixed 1,171 325% 1,471 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 51.9 208% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 474 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 175 190% 322 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 254%
WD WD20NPVX-00EA4T0 2TB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 184GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 190 187 5491 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6641 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7911 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1416 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 187 187 41116 (C2) HDA temperature 124 98 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	33.9% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 54.9 Mixed 50.1 42% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.14 54% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 60%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 128GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 125 125 12896960696 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1380 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5286 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1087 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2595 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2595 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 210454446110 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	70.6% Very good	Read 145 Write 101 Mixed 133 96% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.13 54% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 30.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 30.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 120%

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Gaming 105%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,189x
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	446x

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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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