Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '20 at 01:21
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 292 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 480 56% 435 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 152 Parallax 144 122% 149 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 139 Splatting 111 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,566 Write 901 Mixed 607 225% 1,024 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 81.9 279% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,521 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 992 811% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 107% Great: 243%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 79GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 364 414 413 408 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 418 Mixed 266 SusWrite 394 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 41.5 181% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 320 243% 327 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 488GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 386 364 227 236 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 479 Mixed 389 SusWrite 301 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 43.7 168% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 326 247% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 235GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1155 1037 1110 1097 1087 1062 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1493 Write 1,320 Mixed 1,250 SusWrite 1,091 290% 1,288 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 92.2 308% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,638 DQ Write 1,383 DQ Mixed 1,632 1,189% 1,551 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 372%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 187GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 383 455 405 406 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 348 Write 475 Mixed 308 SusWrite 403 87% 383 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 45.7 181% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 335 250% 331 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$300 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 2TB free Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1419 1420 1376 1328 1307 1324 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,344 Write 1,382 Mixed 1,314 SusWrite 1,362 305% 1,350 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 61.8 242% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,629 DQ Write 1515 DQ Mixed 1,778 1,278% 1,640 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 320%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 452GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 119 Write 80 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 111 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 34.7 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 26.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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