Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '17 at 20:59
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 484 64% 482 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9295) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Lighting 61.5 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 74.4 50% 63.6 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 49.9 Splatting 71.2 49% 58.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 889 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 482 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 61 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 7 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3945184719	110% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 397 Mixed 397 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 44.9 166% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 117 142% 252 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 241 163 2908 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9558 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17089 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4299 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 630 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 160 160 121130 (C2) HDA temperature 122 110 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.9% Below average	Read 70 Write 69 Mixed 59.9 50% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.2 68% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 67%
Maxtor 6L200S0 204GB 533 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 93GB free Firmware: BANC1G10 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 178 162 26683 (04) Start/Stop count 245 245 16500 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (06) Read channel margin 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 251 242 50519 (09) Power-on hours count 160 160 37420 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 205 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 232 232 8298 (C0) Power-off retract count 253 253 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 38 253 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 252 24916 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 199 199 0 (C8) Write error rate 253 252 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 252 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 230 0 (CB) Run out cancel 253 252 34 (CC) Soft ECC correction 253 252 0 (CD) Thermal asperity rate(TAR) 253 252 0 (CF) Spin high current 253 205 0 (D0) Spin buzz 253 251 0 (D1) Offline seek performance 241 241 145 (D2) Unknown 253 252 0 (D3) Unknown 253 252 0 (D4) Unknown 253 252 0	18.2% Very poor	Read 28.3 Write 34.3 Mixed 42.8 27% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 2.87 4K Mixed 0.28 102% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 32%
Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 32GB-$88 406 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 28GB free, PID 1a03 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 72.5 Write 42.8 Mixed 50.5 66% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.95 120% 5.02 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 27.5 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.4 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 107%

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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	3,190x
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	746x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	652x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
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: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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