Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	284% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '19 at 03:02
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 845 89% 711 Pts	64-Core 853 53% 853 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 136 Parallax 116 104% 127 fps	MRender 98.3 Gravity 125 Splatting 103 89% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 444GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1026 844 844 845 845 845 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,990 Write 1,692 Mixed 1507 SusWrite 875 339% 1,516 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 79.8 289% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,615 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1,349 1,022% 1,384 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 288%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 855GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 430 422 413 413 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 470 Mixed 410 SusWrite 411 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.7 198% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 122 156% 279 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 133 132 135 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 121 Mixed 80 SusWrite 132 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 821GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 164 164 164 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 161 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 163 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3395 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 28.7 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 33.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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