Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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	130% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '18 at 07:50
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 212 87% 149 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 742 73% 597 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% 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: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 199 Parallax 181 148% 187 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 172 Splatting 127 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,466 Write 1,087 Mixed 535 226% 1,029 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 61.1 228% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 1,178 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 714 628% 944 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 73GB free Firmware: 5.05A SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 228 237 234 216 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 332 Write 279 Mixed 271 SusWrite 216 62% 274 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 49.5 185% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 167 154% 236 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 93%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 442 455 468 467 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 458 Mixed 433 SusWrite 454 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.3 200% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 306 239% 331 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 921GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 121 123 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	70% Very good	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 111 SusWrite 122 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 101%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 122 124 124 125 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 139 Write 140 Mixed 107 SusWrite 124 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3021 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 26.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 27.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 101%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,186x
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	651x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	446x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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