Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	93.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150827
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '17 at 19:57
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 728 78% 622 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 1989) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255 1,100 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 1 1 25054 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5613 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1096 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 33 0 85902098465 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 1 1 25054 (E7) Temperature 93 93 8 (EA) Unknown 100 100 61250 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3575 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3786 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 99 150071267	93.8% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 381 Mixed 378 92% 415 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 29.2 125% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 83 121% 228 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 97%
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255 1,100 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 171GB free Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 137 134 886 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5510 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1113 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 0 85901770782 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 83 81 886 (E7) Temperature 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 456 (F1) Unknown 100 100 197 (F2) Unknown 100 100 101 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 29911502	98.3% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 410 Mixed 455 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 29.7 127% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 83.7 133% 255 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 28 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 28.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 85%

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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	2,691x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	526x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	198x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	174x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	126x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	183x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	102x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16