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 above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '18 at 08:21
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 266 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 693 71% 572 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.4% Above average	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 79.3 Parallax 70.5 62% 75.1 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 68 Splatting 62.2 55% 67.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,526 Write 5,332 Mixed 5,470 1,286% 5,776 MB/s	4K Read 571 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 296 1,383% 376 MB/s	DQ Read 1,083 DQ Write 685 DQ Mixed 737 589% 835 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 273GB free Firmware: L2010420 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,511 Write 83.8 Mixed 162 330% 1,585 MB/s	4K Read 696 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 10.1 1,070% 237 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 466GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 98.7 Mixed 35.2 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 74%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0511 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 123 Mixed 20 59% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.4 208% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 88%
Lexar JumpDrive P20 USB 3.0 64GB-$20 539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 53GB free, PID a212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 99 98 142 60 144 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 278 Write 50 Mixed 67 SusWrite 110 137% 126 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.1 93% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.1 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

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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