Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	132% 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	329% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '22 at 17:23
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 696 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.1% 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: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2796 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 526.86 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 202 Parallax 192 148% 192 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 184 Splatting 131 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 622GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1845 2033 1588 1551 1556 1553 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 2,242 Mixed 1759 SusWrite 1,688 456% 2,032 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 78.2 256% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,171 DQ Write 1,027 DQ Mixed 796 679% 998 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 410%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 166GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 617 532 522 540 498 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 2,027 Write 1,604 Mixed 650 SusWrite 594 270% 1,219 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 56.6 196% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 1,113 DQ Mixed 821 657% 907 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 254%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 89 89 89 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	35% Below average	Read 89 Write 75.8 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 87.5 106% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 3333, 3333, 3333, 3333 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 33.2 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 30.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,209x
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	751x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	654x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	169x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16