Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	277% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '23 at 05:27
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 125 2-Core 234 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 664 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.3% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 111 Parallax 101 82% 104 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 98.2 Splatting 98.6 80% 97.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 769GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1395 1205 1235 1317 1325 1301 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,300 Write 2,161 Mixed 1,705 SusWrite 1,296 418% 1,866 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 67 207% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 934 DQ Write 889 DQ Mixed 920 688% 914 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 193GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 477 477 476 474 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 462 Mixed 333 SusWrite 475 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 46.5 151% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 338 260% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 255GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,211 Write 5,498 Mixed 5,835 1,305% 5,848 MB/s	4K Read 145 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 97.5 401% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,016 DQ Write 781 DQ Mixed 747 600% 848 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 182GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 566 528 500 482 465 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,294 Write 1,073 Mixed 594 SusWrite 581 197% 886 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 56.1 178% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,022 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 786 633% 893 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 302%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 256GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 141GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 398 399 398 396 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 383 Write 390 Mixed 301 SusWrite 397 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 24.1 78% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 118 94% 130 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 70%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$76 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 125 127 127 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 85.7 Write 86.3 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 127 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 88%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 149 156 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 153 156% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 66%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 394GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 63 63 62 63 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 99.3 Write 89.7 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 62.6 105% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 191% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 3,140 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	74% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 161%

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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	3,193x
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	653x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x

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	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,077

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16