Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.94% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	286% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 16:31
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 824 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 840 52% 840 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.94% Terrible	Lighting 8.23 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.28 7% 9.5 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 16.4 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.94% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1377 1327 1191 602 295 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,173 Write 1,359 Mixed 636 SusWrite 841 277% 1,252 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 76.3 281% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,655 DQ Write 1,120 DQ Mixed 975 839% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 292%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 265GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1681 950 578 576 576 572 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,749 Write 1,586 Mixed 667 SusWrite 822 269% 1,206 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 67.9 256% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,206 DQ Write 1,468 DQ Mixed 878 789% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 255GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 473 473 473 430 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 459 Mixed 440 SusWrite 433 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66 227% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 129%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 147 149 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 141 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 147 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 96%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 181 185 187 164 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 114 Write 142 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 168 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.8 237% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 104%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 64GB-$13 1,615 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 45GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 70 70 70 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 109 Write 70.6 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 70.1 91% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.3 87% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 38%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 672GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 131 131 132 131 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 121 Write 105 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 130 147% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 61% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GC3000C15K4 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3183 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 32 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 32.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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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