Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.4% 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 Drive112% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '18 at 22:56
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 97.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 252
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 687
65% 540 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
MSI(1462 2825) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Lighting 43.8
Reflection 39.9
Parallax 53.1
36% 45.6 fps
MRender 55.2
Gravity 50.4
Splatting 36.9
38% 47.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 184 194 199 188 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 489
Mixed 380
SusWrite 220
89% 399 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 58.3
202% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 230
202% 302 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 112%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
96GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 101 99 100 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 178
Write 146
Mixed 89.8
SusWrite 99.7
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 27.5
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 26.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,736 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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HDDRAMUSB
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