Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	132% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '19 at 14:49
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 787 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1394) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.3% Good	Lighting 88.8 Reflection 93.5 Parallax 82.9 72% 88.4 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 80.6 Splatting 74.1 63% 77.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 434 428 437 436 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 484 Mixed 407 SusWrite 432 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 64.9 223% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 90.4 143% 272 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 166GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 1736 1723 1787 1788 1788 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2685 Write 1,586 Mixed 1,440 SusWrite 1,745 416% 1,864 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 60.4 225% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 785 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 816 665% 929 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 393%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 122 118 119 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 92.3 Write 105 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 119 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 57GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 157 153 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 194 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 156 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 409GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 41 Write 35.2 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 41.6 29% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 171% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 659GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 35.2 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 41.3 27% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 32.6 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 32.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 120%

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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 $95Bench 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 $274	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 $176	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