Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	232% 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.

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

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	17 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	22.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '20 at 01:56
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (97^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 238 91% 159 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 710 74% 594 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6686) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 728 603 601 593 581 566 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,847 Write 1,595 Mixed 632 SusWrite 612 260% 1,172 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 59.4 223% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 1,255 DQ Mixed 881 745% 1078 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 250GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 476 474 474 477 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 463 Mixed 392 SusWrite 472 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 62.3 207% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 897GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 479 481 479 480 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 464 Mixed 442 SusWrite 479 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.3 208% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 PRO 256GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 580GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 479 481 479 479 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 468 Mixed 425 SusWrite 478 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 65.6 220% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB 670 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 36.1 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 32.3 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 132%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,193x
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	653x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	220x
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: $1,077

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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