Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 160% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	322% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '17 at 23:24
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-7700K-$315 59,451 User benchmarks - Average bench 100% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	SC Int 148 SC Float 157 SC Mixed 153 122% 153 Pts	QC Int 499 QC Float 529 QC Mixed 521 117% 517 Pts	MC Int 752 MC Float 828 MC Mixed 811 119% 797 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$515 87,333 User benchmarks - Average bench 127% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 432 Reflection 382 Parallax 403 130% 406 fps	MRender 242 Gravity 412 Splatting 250 132% 302 fps
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 142%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$300 5,599 User benchmarks - Average bench 266% 406GB free Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SYSTEM 4KALIGNED Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,583 Write 1,960 Mixed 1,920 478% 2,154 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 68.6 253% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 529 DQ Write 417 DQ Mixed 198 223% 381 MB/s
Poor: 193% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 320%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$85 4,798 User benchmarks - Average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 5400 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 100 253 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 4 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 65 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 22 (C2) HDA temperature 119 118 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	93.2% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 168 Mixed 150 119% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 2.59 4K Mixed 0.29 119% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 767 User benchmarks - Average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3021 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 29.2 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.9 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 100%

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

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $242

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $315Bench 100%, 59,451 samples	3,483x
Core i5-7600KIntel $235Bench 96%, 20,909 samples	243x
Core i7-6700KIntel $315Bench 93%, 127,087 samples	183x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $515Bench 127%, 87,333 samples	1,023x
GTX 1080 TiNvidia $740Bench 157%, 26,466 samples	852x
GTX 1070Nvidia $410Bench 100%, 151,747 samples	773x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 98%, 98,642 samples	537x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $230Bench 230%, 11,754 samples	457x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $118Bench 218%, 20,936 samples	374x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $140Bench 83%, 29,614 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $165Bench 88%, 17,855 samples	301x
CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 86%, 4,719 samples	131x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,362

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-7700K $315	Nvidia GTX 1070 $410	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $90
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 $300	AMD RX 480 $265	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $117
Intel Core i5-7600K $235	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $270	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $150

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $718	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $77	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $140	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $22
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB $57	HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB $140	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $13