Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% 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	113% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '21 at 19:06
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 (86^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 85.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 294 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 866 83% 684 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 143 Parallax 142 114% 142 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 143 Splatting 125 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 266GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 424 422 437 438 440 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 454 Mixed 315 SusWrite 429 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 44.6 166% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 281 230% 329 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 76GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 17 50 46 44 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 171GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 451 451 465 467 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 490 Mixed 463 SusWrite 457 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.5 216% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 132%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 477GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 103 67% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3400 C16 Series 4x8GB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2263 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 21.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 120%

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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	3,220x
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	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	654x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	449x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16