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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170124
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 20:19
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 241 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 480 60% 459 Pts	64-Core 481 30% 481 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 28.7 Reflection 33.1 Parallax 26.9 23% 29.5 fps	Gravity 93.2 Splatting 37.4 54% 65.3 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,384 Write 5,621 Mixed 5,882 1,330% 5,962 MB/s	4K Read 510 4K Write 325 4K Mixed 360 1,406% 398 MB/s	DQ Read 1,771 DQ Write 1494 DQ Mixed 1,635 1,224% 1,633 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 126GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 175 161 179 271 468 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 270 Write 129 Mixed 356 SusWrite 245 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 50.2 182% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 145 152% 250 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 118%
WD Red Pro 4TB (2014)-$189 679 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 135 135 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 160 Write 142 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 134 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 101%
WD Red Pro 4TB (2014)-$189 679 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 419GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 168 168 168 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 152 Mixed 115 SusWrite 167 114% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.8% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 19.4 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 21 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 63%

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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	2,674x
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	525x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	197x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	173x
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	102x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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