Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way 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. 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	140% 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	225% 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '20 at 05:52
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 149 2-Core 286 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 793 80% 651 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 206 Parallax 209 163% 205 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 191 Splatting 132 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 319 320 320 319 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,992 Write 1,413 Mixed 556 SusWrite 357 238% 1,080 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 62 236% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 1236 DQ Mixed 838 722% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 236%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 253GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 242 174 176 177 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 385 SusWrite 213 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 44.9 174% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 202 192% 300 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 508GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 146 146 146 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 158 Write 140 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 145 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 922GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 162 162 162 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 155 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 161 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 9,834 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 28.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 28.2 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 117%

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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