Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	261% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '18 at 02:27
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 822 86% 688 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 54.7 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 51.2 45% 56.3 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 71.3 56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 1008 1309 1309 1319 1313 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,354 Write 1191 Mixed 1,050 SusWrite 1188 269% 1,196 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 82.4 288% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 785 DQ Write 1,272 DQ Mixed 1,312 914% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 446GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 402 487 486 487 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 452 Mixed 386 SusWrite 451 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 69.7 238% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 46.3 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 360 199% 184 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 751GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 144 144 144 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 147 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 143 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 110%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 193 189 193 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 174 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 191 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 97%
BUFFALO HD-PCU2 320GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 91GB free, PID 01d9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 38 37 38 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 35.2 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 37.2 46% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 18%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB 5,284 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 212GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 43 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 40.2 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 41.6 51% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28.6 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.9 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,229x
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	757x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	656x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	450x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,091

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16