Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	83.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '18 at 04:34
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 834 87% 698 Pts	64-Core 853 53% 853 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: X312 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 4820 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2265 (A5) Unknown 100 100 64448627008 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 47 (A8) Unknown 100 100 51 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 147 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 35 150325100575 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1322866704692 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2331 (EA) Unknown 100 100 6404 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4423 (F2) Unknown 253 253 15584 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	83.9% Excellent	Read 496 Write 312 Mixed 301 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 15.8 123% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 50.1 84% 166 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 108%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 139GB free Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,314 Write 1,447 Mixed 1,512 389% 1,758 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 44.1 258% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 406 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 196 191% 306 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 283%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 285GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 172 2333 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3378 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7098 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3315 (C0) Power-off retract count 197 197 2763 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 614 (C2) HDA temperature 113 108 30 (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	101% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 171 Mixed 147 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.31 4K Write 2.57 4K Mixed 0.35 141% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
ST2000DX 002-2DV164 2TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 509GB free, PID 55aa Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 41.1 Write 38.4 Mixed 39.7 51% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 5.32 4K Mixed 0.63 205% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 29.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 104%

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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	3,185x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	218x
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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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