Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	157% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	41.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 04:22
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 284 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 825 80% 660 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3277) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 124% 145 fps	MRender 0.14 Gravity 127 Splatting 103 67% 76.9 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1167 544 131 0.5 11 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 2,295 Mixed 320 SusWrite 322 192% 840 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 43.8 190% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,558 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 999 866% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 284%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 872GB free Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 319 218 223 221 224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 431 Mixed 314 SusWrite 273 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 44.9 178% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 183 154% 224 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 19GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 114 109 110 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 412 Write 149 Mixed 203 SusWrite 112 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 42.3 170% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 141 111% 155 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 82%
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2GB free Firmware: R112 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 385 Write 246 Mixed 270 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 45 182% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 229 182% 255 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 186 184 184 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 134 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 184 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GTZB F4-3200C16-16GTZR F4-3200C16-8GTZB F4-3200C16-16GTZR 48GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 3395, 3395, 3395, 3395 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 34.1 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 33.3 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,198x
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	748x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	653x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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