Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '19 at 02:57
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 243 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 705 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.5% Very good	Lighting 87 Reflection 100 Parallax 82.4 71% 89.8 fps	MRender 86.4 Gravity 80.3 Splatting 87.4 70% 84.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 163 181 176 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 210 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 173 104% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 504GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 146 142 144 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 134 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 144 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 110%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 859GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 43 46 45 41 38 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 93.5 Write 46.7 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 42.2 64% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 43%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 4GB 1,235 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 7.4 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	7.85% Terrible	Read 30 Write 7.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 7.5 14% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.85% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.6% Above average	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 19.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 18.9 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 103%

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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