Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	6.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 02:56
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 762 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 61.1 57% 67.2 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 67.4 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 106 122 120 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 136 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 112 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 459GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 64 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 80.2 Write 31 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 65 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 44%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 306GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 60 59 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 69.6 Write 69.1 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 60 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 862GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 94 97 90 98 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 95.1 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 70%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 97 89 96 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 49.2 Write 67.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 92.5 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB 434 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 20.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 110%

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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