Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.2% 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	85.1% 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	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 02:13
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 136 2-Core 250 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 779 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 76.3 39% 59.7 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 213 225 213 215 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 468 Write 201 Mixed 178 SusWrite 217 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 33.4 138% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 116 123% 207 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 99%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 134GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 421 435 446 457 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 458 Mixed 328 SusWrite 440 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 43 163% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 149 165% 280 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 116%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 146 147 147 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 154 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 146 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 85%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 37 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 38 Write 34 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 37.4 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 95%

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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 $76Bench 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