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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '18 at 13:54
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 (96^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 98.2 1-Core 95.2 2-Core 234 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 671 66% 538 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% PowerColor(148C 2358) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1180 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 45% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,770 Write 6,585 Mixed 6,474 1,477% 6,610 MB/s	4K Read 457 4K Write 286 4K Mixed 347 1,290% 364 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 877 675% 923 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 114GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 203 207 192 231 220 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 348 Write 333 Mixed 256 SusWrite 226 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 35.4 139% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 204 164% 232 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 87GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 305 306 304 300 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 391 Mixed 321 SusWrite 305 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.1 164% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 242 206% 301 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 30GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 303 303 200 166 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 383 Mixed 269 SusWrite 247 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 38.6 146% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 200 185% 287 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 167 167 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 163 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 166 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 103 105 105 103 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 95.5 Write 101 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 104 123% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.2 54% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 59%

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 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 26 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 45.3 88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 88%

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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	2,669x
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	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	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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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