Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	139% 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	77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 14:42
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 303 103% 186 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 854 82% 678 Pts	64-Core 857 53% 857 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 3208 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 208 Parallax 199 163% 202 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 193 Splatting 130 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 288 308 275 283 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 436 Write 358 Mixed 269 SusWrite 288 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 28.1 110% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 149 123% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 86%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 287GB free Firmware: CXY7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 866 642 641 640 640 639 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,875 Write 1,547 Mixed 885 SusWrite 678 277% 1,246 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 82.7 280% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,210 DQ Mixed 1,159 906% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 259%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 45.4 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 25.6 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 28.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 44.7 90% 44.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 140%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,188x
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 $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: 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 $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