Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.4% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 20:57
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 143 2-Core 259 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 722 75% 605 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.3 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.4% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 99.7 54% 76.8 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 47.3 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 415 398 310 254 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 471 Mixed 283 SusWrite 337 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39 153% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 163 171% 283 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 299GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 171 181 180 180 178 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 177 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 178 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 106%
MB3000EBKAB 3TB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 201GB free Firmware: HPG2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 97 98 99 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 66.6 Write 70.3 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 99.2 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 86%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 119GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 115 120 126 122 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 120 Write 91.8 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 120 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3091 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 27.3 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 29.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,192x
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 $178	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