Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '19 at 21:07
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 277 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 784 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Lighting 80.8 Reflection 83.5 Parallax 73.7 66% 79.3 fps	MRender 79.5 Gravity 74.6 Splatting 66.6 60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 358 321 297 292 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 466 Mixed 362 SusWrite 331 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 50.1 178% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 36GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 122 121 123 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 417 Write 140 Mixed 191 SusWrite 121 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 41.5 161% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 111 96% 145 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 79%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 21GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 398 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 51.5 183% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 353 268% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 135 137 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 158 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 135 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2400 C10 2x8GB 1,021 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	78% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 25.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 107%

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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