Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% 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	232% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '19 at 06:56
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 157 2-Core 278 100% 177 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 862 89% 716 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 164 Parallax 151 122% 155 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 149 Splatting 121 107% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1002 512GB 4,269 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 741 745 745 745 746 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,219 Write 1340 Mixed 1,078 SusWrite 788 249% 1,106 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 76.1 272% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,078 DQ Write 1,211 DQ Mixed 1,073 828% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 197%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 386GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 429 435 441 442 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 491 Mixed 464 SusWrite 416 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 62.8 217% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 238GB free Firmware: CXZ74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1238 1249 1247 1248 1250 1249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,345 Write 1237 Mixed 584 SusWrite 1,247 248% 1,103 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 73.1 266% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,547 DQ Write 1111 DQ Mixed 998 835% 1,219 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 292%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE641 4TB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: MJAOA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 158 158 156 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 141 Write 155 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 157 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 192GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 136 141 141 143 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 108 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 141 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 112%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 121 120 121 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 71.7 Write 68.5 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 119 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 70%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 148 149 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 139 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 148 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 84%
USB 3.0 2TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID a001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 151 152 151 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	65% Good	Read 168 Write 151 Mixed 119 SusWrite 152 197% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 2,402 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27.3 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 30.4 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 96%

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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	3,202x
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	751x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	653x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16