Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	114% 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	249% 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 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '20 at 15:44
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$230 712,312 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 (86^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 720 74% 596 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 148 Parallax 157 121% 151 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 130 Splatting 107 111% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 948 813 826 819 812 821 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1462 Write 1,294 Mixed 1,226 SusWrite 840 271% 1,206 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 81 284% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,201 DQ Write 1,127 DQ Mixed 1267 923% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 355%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 71GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 246 245 248 246 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 263 Mixed 382 SusWrite 261 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.6 155% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 328 248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 98%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 145GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 75 72 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 47.5 Write 98 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 75 59% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.5 157% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 66%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 1,176 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 37GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 83 85 84 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 90.8 Write 84.8 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 84.1 113% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 4.5 293% 4.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 23.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 23.1 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 125%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,192x
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	653x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,077

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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