Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '20 at 19:07
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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-$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 (91^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 742 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.1% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 132 Parallax 123 103% 127 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 120 Splatting 98.5 88% 108 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 116 115 114 110 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 341 Write 148 Mixed 205 SusWrite 116 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 24.6 98% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 79.4 DQ Mixed 70.1 69% 114 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 73%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 122GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 750 99 102 103 97 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 1,380 Write 1,261 Mixed 1,005 SusWrite 214 215% 965 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 42.9 162% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 628 DQ Write 61.2 DQ Mixed 106 138% 265 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 255%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 300GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 56 54 55 53 54 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 91.5 Write 95 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 53.8 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 51%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 608GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 117 117 117 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 102 SusWrite 115 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 76%
Generic Flash Disk 2GB 6,669 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	3% Terrible	Read 10 Write 2.5 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 3.3 5% 4.62 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3% Great: 8%
Seagate FreeAgentDesktop 500GB 1,370 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 465GB free, PID 3000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 18 18 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	9.54% Terrible	Read 32.3 Write 4.5 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 17.4 18% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 23% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.54% Great: 17%
STECH Simple Drive 250GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 105GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 21.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 20.5 36% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 32.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 29.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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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 $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 $45	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