Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	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	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 04:56
Run Duration	386 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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)	99% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 155 2-Core 295 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 807 84% 676 Pts	64-Core 840 52% 840 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 195 Parallax 189 149% 189 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 188 Splatting 127 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 500GB 500GB 6,415 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 442 Mixed 415 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.4 190% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 124 158% 284 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 126%
BPXP 480GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 19GB free Firmware: ECFM11.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,413 Write 1,090 Mixed 135 192% 879 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 19.4 4K Mixed 53.6 152% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1320 DQ Write 1087 DQ Mixed 531 581% 979 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 246%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 101GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 645 29 58 28 71 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,242 Write 1,128 Mixed 929 SusWrite 155 193% 864 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 83.3 291% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 689 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 267 346% 612 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 295%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 98GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 92 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 102 Write 86.8 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 90.4 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 395GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 112 112 112 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 110 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 74%
WD easystore 2624 5TB 2,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4.5TB free, PID 2624 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 117 117 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 105 Write 114 Mixed 73 SusWrite 116 140% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 127% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.8 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 30.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 7R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
48%	54%	26	334	270	60	27.2"	1920 1080	SPT0ABF Z27

History: Score 21: 2R 3G 2B | Score 40: 6R 3G 1B | Score 48: 7R 3G 4B

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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