Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.8% 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	172% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '18 at 05:30
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 41.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 254 73% 143 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 109 47% 288 Pts	64-Core 124 8% 124 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 46.1 Reflection 59.2 Parallax 119 38% 74.6 fps	MRender 88 Gravity 100 Splatting 92.1 76% 93.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 163GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14432 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 396 (AB) Unknown 100 100 79559504 (AE) Unknown 100 100 66 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 101 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 97 97 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4326 (F2) Unknown 100 100 19285 (F9) Unknown 100 100 190898268	73.5% Very good	Read 449 Write 409 Mixed 415 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 22.3 78% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 67.4 73% 121 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 101%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,740 Write 1,107 Mixed 1,202 299% 1,350 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 24.5 95% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 57.5 64% 110 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 236%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 39GB free Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17609365929752 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1128 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 100 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 31 49 30067982367 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 100 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 47130 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 83 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 47130 (F2) Unknown 100 100 248042 (F9) Unknown 100 100 7492	64.9% Good	Read 490 Write 268 Mixed 317 79% 358 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 16.9 76% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 50.1 61% 108 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 626GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 97747120 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1425 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 209325455 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 18793 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1203 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 47 8590079109 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 51 471466012 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 170 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 58 58 85147 (C2) HDA temperature 28 49 8589934620 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 1298976 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -53893249621381 (F1) Unknown 100 253 22665590323 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1257346885917	65.9% Good	Read 128 Write 102 Mixed 114 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.14 57% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 26,065 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.2% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 15.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 7.3 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 197 20% 197 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 89%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,189x
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	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 $92Bench 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: $1,107

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 $179	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