Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	37.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	172% 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.

Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '21 at 23:02
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	81%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 60.1 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 112 49% 81.2 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 515 40% 357 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.9% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 41.1 36% 43.8 fps	MRender 47 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 46.5 42% 51.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 110%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.56% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 6.4 Parallax 7.8 6% 7.2 fps	MRender 7.4 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 11.7 8% 8.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.56% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 705GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 1152 1284 1068 1035 1124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,061 Write 1,319 Mixed 1,196 SusWrite 1,087 264% 1,166 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 38.6 127% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 606 DQ Write 477 DQ Mixed 619 442% 567 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 365%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 216GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 147 135 134 116 110 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 163 Write 138 Mixed 92.4 SusWrite 130 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.2 64% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 9.2 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 127 31% 127 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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 $76Bench 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: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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