Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.2% 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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '20 at 13:37
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 85.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 271 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 668 72% 572 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.6% 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: 460.15 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 76 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 68.3 62% 74.1 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 74.2 60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.2% 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% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,201 Write 1,198 Mixed 970 250% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 66.5 224% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 867 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 736 575% 792 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 228%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 545GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 77 76 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 111 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 75.3 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 100%
WD WD20EARX-00PASB0 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 132 132 131 132 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 131 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 688GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 100 99 102 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 100 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 100%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 945GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 107 107 107 112 111 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 60.8 Write 107 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 108 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 63%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 610GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 85 85 81 81 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 49.9 Write 72.2 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 82.1 47% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 150% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 63%
WD WD20EARS-00MVWB0 8TB 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 109 110 110 110 110 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 95.4 Write 100 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 108 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 194% 2.2 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: 101 101 101 104 99 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 96.1 Write 106 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 101 132% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 98%
WDC WDS5 00G1B0B-00AS 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 355GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 242 244 246 246 244 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	151% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 189 Mixed 165 SusWrite 239 266% 190 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 19 1,493% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 26 DQ Mixed 20 1,646% 22.7 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 151% 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 (28^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 56.2 Write 37.2 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 28.1 47% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 43%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 4.6 6.3 4.6 6 6.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 130 Write 11.7 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 5.6 28% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 46% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 28%

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 (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.2 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 20.9 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 108%

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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	3,197x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: $1,077

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 $45	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