Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	145% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '21 at 02:20
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 266 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 740 73% 595 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 186% 155 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 97% 119 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,321 Write 1,334 Mixed 516 234% 1,057 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 52.8 199% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 744 625% 912 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 251GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 391 398 402 383 402 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 454 Mixed 366 SusWrite 382 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 33.8 120% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 281 228% 323 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 119%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 61GB free Firmware: 1.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 114 114 114 110 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 416 Write 111 Mixed 150 SusWrite 110 43% 197 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 22.2 85% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 95.6 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 52.5 43% 63.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 83%
HFS500G32TND-N1A2A 500GB 1,191 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 387GB free Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 434 409 412 392 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 455 Mixed 405 SusWrite 400 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 49.4 169% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 48GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 214 438 434 433 260 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 434 Mixed 299 SusWrite 369 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 45.6 168% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 294 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 234GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 200 405 394 355 404 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 162 Mixed 227 SusWrite 351 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 33.9 118% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 283 229% 325 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 28.4 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 28.4 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 110%

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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	3,190x
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	447x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $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: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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