Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	294% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '17 at 23:29
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$228 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 684 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$350 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 208 Parallax 203 154% 200 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 183 Splatting 131 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 1,700 Mixed 1,727 440% 1,989 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 69.8 241% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 405 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 40 100% 215 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 363%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$230 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 104 (03) Spinup time 136 136 38686360033 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1796 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1728 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 63 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1796 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1796 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 171800133666 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	117% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 200 Mixed 194 151% 201 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 4.11 4K Mixed 0.43 167% 1.85 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 139 Write 137 Mixed 122 170% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 2.66 4K Mixed 0.28 104% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 100%
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 66GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	231% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 405 Mixed 320 476% 373 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 12.9 1,413% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 34.9 DQ Mixed 12.8 1,715% 24.2 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 231%
M4-CT128 M4SSD2 128GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 31GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 192 Mixed 246 322% 277 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 4.57 1,109% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 19.7 DQ Write 26 DQ Mixed 4.57 1,114% 16.8 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 197%
INTEL SS DSA2M080G2GC 80GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 21GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	135% Outstanding	Read 240 Write 83.1 Mixed 126 165% 150 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 5.75 1,126% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 16.4 DQ Write 25.6 DQ Mixed 5.88 1,132% 16 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 209%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 964 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.9 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 135%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $228Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,261x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	762x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	662x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	454x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	215x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $139Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	224x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	174x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $50Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $949

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353