Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	165% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	60.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 18:05
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 794 86% 682 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 152 Parallax 132 114% 141 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 139 Splatting 110 99% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 644 615 575 550 496 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 948 Write 646 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 621 127% 574 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 63.4 141% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 717 DQ Mixed 893 678% 925 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 353%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 587GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 76 76 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 96.7 Write 96 Mixed 20 SusWrite 75.1 52% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x16GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 34.8 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 33.5 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 137%

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

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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	3,216x
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	449x

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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,083

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16