Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	133% 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	81.1% 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	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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161011
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '18 at 00:03
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$242 712,312 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 (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 257 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 697 71% 572 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 200 Parallax 183 153% 190 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 183 Splatting 130 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S240G 2TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 780GB free Firmware: SDM1 Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	9.14% Terrible	Read 98.4 Write 73.6 Mixed 61.9 17% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.53 2% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.14% Great: 18%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 512 Write 363 Mixed 415 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 4.29 114% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 35.1 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 24.1 61% 120 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 86%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 167 Mixed 157 123% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.15 74% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 347GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 98.5 Write 113 Mixed 130 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.2 77% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3333 C16 4x16GB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 33.3 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 32.7 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 158%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 105%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,186x
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	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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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