Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '18 at 17:53
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 850 89% 713 Pts	64-Core 864 54% 864 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 376A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 215 Parallax 196 136% 193 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 175 Splatting 130 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 975 Write 971 Mixed 973 218% 973 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 52 186% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 372 DQ Mixed 188 193% 313 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 313%
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 233GB free Firmware: X41100WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6509 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 299 (A5) Unknown 100 100 421001626836 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 23 (A8) Unknown 100 100 27 (A9) Unknown 100 100 237 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 16 (AE) Unknown 100 100 63 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 52 71 304943923248 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 3526203540277 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4053 (EA) Unknown 100 100 9007 (F1) Unknown 253 253 7069 (F2) Unknown 253 253 9275 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	79.8% Very good	Read 492 Write 350 Mixed 334 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 21.6 95% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 45.1 84% 169 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 46817616 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 129 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 829967 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2472 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 123 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 56 605552676 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 29 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 280 (C2) HDA temperature 36 44 73014444068 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -46072114181729 (F1) Unknown 100 253 877554305 (F2) Unknown 100 253 13945441217	109% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 173 Mixed 175 139% 185 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.23 81% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3395 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 28.9 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 32.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 110%

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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 $242Bench 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: $1,108

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