Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.4% 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)
Boot Drive58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141001
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '18 at 22:35
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 223
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 430
58% 430 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Lighting 49.3
Reflection 45.6
Parallax 40.8
40% 45.3 fps
MRender 39.1
Gravity 41.7
Splatting 36.9
32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 76 87 86 94 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 212
Write 120
Mixed 153
SusWrite 86.1
32% 143 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 35.1
128% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 93.3
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 87.8
72% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 73%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
58GB free
Firmware: UF3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 137 131 65 87 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 461
Write 347
Mixed 253
SusWrite 115
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 19.6
81% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 43
DQ Mixed 28.4
34% 59.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
354GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 173 177 177 175 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 132
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 174
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-10666CL9-2GBNS 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-10666CL9-2GBNS 12GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.4% Above average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,760 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $642
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