Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	39% 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)
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 (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 20:45
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 94.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 201 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 504 50% 409 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% PowerColor(148C 2358) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1125 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 54.8 36% 48.3 fps	MRender 49.8 Gravity 46.3 Splatting 64.2 45% 53.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 52%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 430 Write 378 Mixed 359 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 48.8 159% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 290GB free Firmware: X41100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 336 Write 327 Mixed 222 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 36.8 119% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 196 157% 221 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 31GB free Firmware: X41100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 388 Write 327 Mixed 238 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 33.4 122% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 223 192% 284 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 14GB free Firmware: X41100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 387 Write 349 Mixed 262 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 36.9 123% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 175 171% 272 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 169 Write 149 Mixed 82 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 110 Write 99 Mixed 63.2 111% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.2 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 26 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 20.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,668x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	310x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	524x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	253x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	197x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	172x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	125x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	182x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	101x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

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