Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	213% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '21 at 12:37
Run Duration	365 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 268 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 693 73% 583 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$270 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 870B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 462.07 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 113 Parallax 130 103% 123 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 116 Splatting 105 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Force MP600 500GB 13,280 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 451 496 500 495 494 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1819 Write 2,248 Mixed 1,761 SusWrite 511 356% 1,585 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 60.6 228% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 994 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 769 605% 843 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 374%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 172GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 887 886 870 887 891 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,317 Write 934 Mixed 608 SusWrite 885 209% 936 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 55.5 216% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 379 354% 569 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 243%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 157GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 431 431 425 431 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 432 Mixed 317 SusWrite 430 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 39.9 145% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 199 174% 257 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 199GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 891 890 892 872 893 893 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,332 Write 931 Mixed 602 SusWrite 888 209% 938 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 55.5 217% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 379 358% 579 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 243%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$208 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 116 121 118 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 112 Write 120 Mixed 69 SusWrite 120 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 223% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 97%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$208 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 142 148 148 142 143 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 148 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 145 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.4 237% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 97%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 119 121 121 122 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 120 Write 112 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 118 135% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 44%
ST320005 42AS 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 109 Write 113 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 40.9 102% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 38%
ST3000DM 003-1F216N 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 3TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 83 82 83 83 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.4% Below average	Read 120 Write 90 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 82 114% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 38%
ST320005 42AS 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 41 100% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$110 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 28.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 27.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 105%

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Gaming 105%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,256x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	761x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	662x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	454x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	215x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	187x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	224x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	174x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $50Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,084

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Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353