Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	93.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '17 at 15:45
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 613 64% 513 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso 128GB 128GB 1,805 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3102 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1332 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 187 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 48 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4327 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 93 (A3) Unknown 100 100 15 (A4) Unknown 100 100 271767 (A5) Unknown 100 100 184 (A6) Unknown 100 100 82 (A7) Unknown 100 100 134 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 1015 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 291201 (F2) Unknown 100 100 260779	93.9% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 309 Mixed 382 89% 404 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 33.5 156% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 34.8 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 25.8 62% 121 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 62GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 73 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897026232 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5928 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 16543 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2039 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6058 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6058 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 180389543975 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 155	55% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 98.6 Mixed 123 80% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.17 64% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 103%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	5.88% Terrible	Read 27.7 Write 4.52 Mixed 6.12 12% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.67 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.003 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.88% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 28.1 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,185x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	218x
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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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