Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
Boot Drive	237% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '19 at 10:45
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 799 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 132 Parallax 135 116% 136 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 138 Splatting 108 113% 143 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1275 351 309 308 309 309 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1520 Write 1,348 Mixed 1083 SusWrite 477 247% 1,107 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 89.8 304% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 1,376 DQ Mixed 1,012 811% 1,122 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 280%
Verbatim Vi500 S3 120GB SSD 376 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 54GB free Firmware: P0127C SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 363 368 369 370 353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 464 Write 339 Mixed 292 SusWrite 364 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 9.1 96% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 93.9 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 13.9 48% 101 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 81%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 188GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 194 264 250 202 312 MB/s Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	74.5% Very good	Read 188 Write 96.7 Mixed 210 SusWrite 254 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 34.8 125% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 210 181% 262 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 126GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 306 305 305 305 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 495 Mixed 412 SusWrite 323 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 68 232% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C15 4x8GB 1,898 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.8 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

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Gaming 105%

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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	3,206x
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	751x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	654x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	169x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16