Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	231% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '17 at 13:10
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 196 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 357 46% 349 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 48.1 Reflection 44.9 Parallax 39.8 39% 44.3 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 41 Splatting 36.2 32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2522 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1870 (B1) Unknown 98 98 30 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 54 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 2 (EB) Unknown 99 99 199 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17051606354	113% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 413 Mixed 422 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 48.2 183% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 120 126% 208 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,981 Write 1,099 Mixed 1,253 319% 1,444 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 53.7 219% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 433 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 150 181% 317 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 219%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 103 99 1128 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2945 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 4348413802 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9127 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2663 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 8590131334 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 39 2654778163229 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 768 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3144 (C2) HDA temperature 29 61 -140737488355299 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 30 6 1128 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 196 82 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 28759101023205 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1935852546 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2415443638	42.9% Average	Read 74.6 Write 74.8 Mixed 76.3 57% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.52 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 75%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 248GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 186 183 1675 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 712 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3175 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 205 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 167 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1306 (C2) HDA temperature 122 94 25 (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	33.1% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 55.5 Mixed 56.9 43% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.31 88% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.6 66% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 19.6 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 96%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,190x
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	652x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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