Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.4% 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	143% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '23 at 17:32
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 VH 9,708 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 716 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 63.1 49% 64.6 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 55.2 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 525GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 1003 839 214 293 200 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 799 Write 831 Mixed 806 SusWrite 566 169% 751 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 57.1 164% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 795 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 490 376% 525 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 365%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 819GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 421 434 444 469 434 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 388 Write 387 Mixed 352 SusWrite 426 88% 388 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 50.7 153% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 357 250% 318 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 382GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 419 433 443 468 433 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 385 Mixed 328 SusWrite 424 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 47 139% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 359 264% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 345GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1596 764 634 635 635 635 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,395 Write 1,183 Mixed 665 SusWrite 817 227% 1,015 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 42.5 139% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 482 379% 539 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 78 80 83 81 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 47.9 Write 59.9 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 78 43% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 38% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 140 146 142 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 80.1 Write 109 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 140 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 184% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.9% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 0P 1R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	58	60	27"	1280 720	DELD066 DELL U2715H

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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	3,199x
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	749x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $40	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