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 above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 23:13
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 131 2-Core 258 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 694 74% 589 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.9% 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 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1585 MHz, MLim: 1807 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 313 314 341 379 339 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 489 Mixed 451 SusWrite 327 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.3 199% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 54GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 314 314 254 139 121 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 482 Mixed 457 SusWrite 236 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.6 199% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 348 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 164GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 314 314 317 262 261 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 486 Mixed 450 SusWrite 290 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59 199% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 349 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 931GB free Firmware: 04.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 195 194 196 196 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 188 Mixed 116 SusWrite 194 127% 174 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.7 357% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 816GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 186 185 186 188 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 126 Write 140 Mixed 89 SusWrite 187 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 289% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 28.1 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 119%

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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	2,671x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	311x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	525x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	125x

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	101x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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