Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	190% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '24 at 22:19
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 80.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 255 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 747 74% 607 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2749 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 546.17 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.1% Good	Lighting 75.5 Reflection 142 Parallax 107 62% 108 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 98.9 Splatting 97.5 81% 98.9 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 831 661 649 652 641 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,134 Write 1,109 Mixed 654 SusWrite 672 200% 892 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 58.8 200% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,055 DQ Write 812 DQ Mixed 823 646% 897 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 254%
Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB 429 User benchmarks, average bench 485% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1253 1446 1446 1377 1520 1690 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,337 Write 1,625 Mixed 1,533 SusWrite 1,455 337% 1,488 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 87.4 277% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 940 703% 941 MB/s
Poor: 268% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 635%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4.5TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 150 149 140 141 147 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 11,909 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	165	27"	1280 720	AUS27B1 ROG PG278QR

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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	3,223x
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	754x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	655x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	449x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	211x
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	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16