Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	126% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 11:05
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	7%

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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 276 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 709 73% 587 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 207 Parallax 201 154% 199 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 183 Splatting 128 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 437 430 440 465 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 429 Mixed 380 SusWrite 437 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 62.2 208% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 189GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 193 197 195 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 381 Write 235 Mixed 257 SusWrite 191 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 39.4 161% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 233 184% 258 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 87GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 92 91 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 82.5 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 91.4 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 802GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 159 160 160 160 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 140 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 158 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 107 106 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 106 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 84%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 909GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 126 124 125 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 142 Write 112 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 123 150% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 0.7 303% 3.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 0.6 362% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 20.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 95%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,186x
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	651x
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 $95Bench 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: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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