Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	82.2% 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 FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '17 at 22:19
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 241 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 676 72% 573 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4999) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.69 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 108 Reflection 117 Parallax 116 88% 113 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 92.6 85% 96.9 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS120G32TND-N1A2A 120GB 1,141 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (64) Unknown 100 100 66252 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 3 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 253 253 0 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 253 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 21 (B3) Unknown 100 100 99 (B4) Unknown 100 100 4429 (B8) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 32 25 103081443360 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C4) Reallocation count 253 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 54 (F1) Unknown 100 100 77 (F2) Unknown 100 100 32 (FA) Read error retry rate 253 253 0	82.2% Excellent	Read 497 Write 271 Mixed 325 80% 364 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 23.2 115% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 21.1 82% 183 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 99%
Lacie XtremKey USB 3.0 64GB-$90 4 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 17GB free, PID 106c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.4% Average	Read 203 Write 47.9 Mixed 39.4 92% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.41 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.36 46% 2.06 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 52%

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 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.8% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.3 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 17.5 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA - $284

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	498x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	36x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	23x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	23x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $941

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