Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	273% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 11:48
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 879 92% 738 Pts	64-Core 877 54% 877 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 85F1) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 191 Parallax 173 139% 178 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 173 Splatting 126 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1302 310 293 302 303 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,466 Write 1,462 Mixed 1,262 SusWrite 469 313% 1,415 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 90.2 309% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 1,009 796% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 280%
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 223GB free Firmware: SBFZ10.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 90 95 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 432 Mixed 371 SusWrite 133 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 40.6 165% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 212 191% 288 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 89%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 159GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 148 176 179 178 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 495 Mixed 382 SusWrite 223 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 44.4 169% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 206 191% 293 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 97%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 908GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 182 184 180 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 72.7 Write 143 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 182 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 376% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 167GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 158 153 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 136 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 156 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

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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	3,190x
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	652x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
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: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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