Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 12:18
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 759 80% 639 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Lighting 77.2 Reflection 79 Parallax 68.9 63% 75 fps	MRender 72.7 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 74 60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,182 Write 1,157 Mixed 994 248% 1,111 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 60.1 195% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 802 DQ Write 424 DQ Mixed 336 324% 521 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 228%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 546GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 75 76 76 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 126 Write 108 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 74.8 68% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 100%
WD WD20EARX-00PASB0 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 143 144 144 144 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 142 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 687GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 102 103 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 114 Write 106 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 103 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 100%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 945GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 108 108 112 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 72.7 Write 90.2 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 107 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 63%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 610GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 76 82 75 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 47.9 Write 57.9 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 80.6 45% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.4 142% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 63%
WD WD20EARS-00MVWB0 8TB 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 108 107 109 111 110 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 80.7 Write 89.2 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 107 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 198% 2.23 MB/s

WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 894GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 100 103 99 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 107 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 101 127% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 220% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 98%
WDC WDS5 00G1B0B-00AS 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 356GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 233 234 238 245 245 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	169% Outstanding	Read 241 Write 231 Mixed 188 SusWrite 238 304% 224 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 21.9 1,678% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 26 DQ Mixed 23.3 1,758% 23.8 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 169%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 542GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 29 28 29 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 54.2 Write 36.7 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 28.1 47% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 108%

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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	3,197x
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	747x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	653x
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 $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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