Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	154% 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 (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '19 at 10:00
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 750 70% 583 Pts	64-Core 752 47% 752 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 114 Parallax 111 86% 110 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 102 Splatting 105 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 531 725 787 698 620 470 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,248 Write 894 Mixed 480 SusWrite 639 181% 815 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 44.3 158% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 397 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 323 257% 358 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 292%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 662 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 73GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 68 67 64 69 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	9.38% Terrible	Read 84 Write 102 Mixed 76 SusWrite 64.3 18% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 0.7 7% 3.73 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 4 DQ Mixed 2.1 2% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.38% Great: 18%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 662 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 206GB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 72 77 71 75 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	9.98% Terrible	Read 81 Write 131 Mixed 77 SusWrite 70.3 20% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 0.9 8% 3.73 MB/s	DQ Read 1.9 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 2.2 3% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.98% Great: 18%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 825 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 155GB free Firmware: 0511 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 39 40 37 41 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 35.3 Write 36.3 Mixed 35 SusWrite 37.7 27% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.6 251% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 89%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 38 39 36 40 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 34.7 Write 36.3 Mixed 34 SusWrite 37.2 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 187% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 68GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 47 60 54 60 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 75.8 Write 76 Mixed 55 SusWrite 56.4 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 275GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 79 92 84 84 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 165 Write 158 Mixed 76 SusWrite 79.5 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 38GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 40 37 40 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 38 Write 39 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 37.9 26% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.8 243% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 9TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 76 77 71 74 72 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 102%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 422GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 72 77 68 74 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 102%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 100GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 71 75 69 71 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 128 Write 126 Mixed 89 SusWrite 70.6 136% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 86% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 6,222 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.1% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 17.5 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 102%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,185x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	746x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	651x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	218x
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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Total price: $1,130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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