Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	280% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '22 at 10:44
Run Duration	579 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 250 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 731 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 188 Parallax 112 105% 143 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 133 Splatting 116 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 657 650 620 614 595 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,481 Write 2,327 Mixed 1,439 SusWrite 679 386% 1,731 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 85.3 284% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,362 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1,106 837% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 340%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 95GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 99 134 105 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,376 Write 1,227 Mixed 968 SusWrite 217 211% 947 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 76.4 264% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 270 342% 599 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 255%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 22GB free Firmware: UF4500RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 458 Write 368 Mixed 313 84% 380 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 18.9 78% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 56.8 DQ Mixed 32.5 39% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 359GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 158 158 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 120 Write 141 Mixed 126 SusWrite 157 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 272% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 90%
Mb4000gc WDC 4TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 365GB free Firmware: HPGH SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 176 177 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 135 Mixed 103 SusWrite 176 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 359GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 177 174 169 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 80.7 Write 88.7 Mixed 77 SusWrite 172 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 187% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 90%
Mb4000gc WDC 4TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 697GB free Firmware: HPGI SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 177 177 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 109 Write 99.1 Mixed 76 SusWrite 177 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 62 55 70 53 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 84.7 Write 76 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 62.8 56% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 96 94 100 92 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 114 Write 134 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 96.7 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 215% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 94%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 4TB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 126 126 124 126 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 119 Write 128 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 125 71% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 100%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 4TB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 120 122 123 122 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 111 Write 125 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 121 72% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 100%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 707GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 111 113 110 115 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 170 Write 185 Mixed 116 SusWrite 110 194% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 86%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 184 202 198 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 201 Mixed 130 SusWrite 198 244% 180 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 1.5 346% 4.37 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 4.6 DQ Mixed 1.8 221% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,791 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.6 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 134%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,197x
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	747x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	653x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

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 $67Bench 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