Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	116% 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	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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 03:56
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 809 88% 698 Pts	64-Core 843 52% 843 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 169 Parallax 144 136% 160 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 156 Splatting 123 111% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 137 139 140 139 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 457 Mixed 357 SusWrite 175 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.2 226% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 13GB free Firmware: X41200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 436 Write 259 Mixed 212 66% 302 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 30.8 118% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 151 158% 263 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 80GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,309 Write 1,472 Mixed 1,192 366% 1,658 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 87 309% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 1,503 DQ Mixed 995 820% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 579GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 181 181 181 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 170 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 180 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 199 199 199 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 151 Mixed 80 SusWrite 197 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 26.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 30.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 104%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,186x
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	651x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	446x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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