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 (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	217% 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 15:23
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 300 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 855 83% 684 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 294 279 264 257 252 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,998 Write 1,502 Mixed 526 SusWrite 328 240% 1,089 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 54.2 222% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 1,214 DQ Mixed 824 706% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 236%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB 2,869 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 76GB free Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 295 268 242 222 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 442 Mixed 290 SusWrite 259 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 47.9 185% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 145 163% 278 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 135GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 317 316 316 319 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 329 Mixed 323 SusWrite 318 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 46.7 177% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 152 142% 215 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 97%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 330GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 133 133 136 136 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 163 Write 156 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 135 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.7 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.2 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 101%

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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 $241Bench 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: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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