Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.6% 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 Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 23:42
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 415 57% 425 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1385) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 43.8 Reflection 41.5 Parallax 37.2 36% 40.8 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 33.4 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 287 289 263 295 283 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 444 Mixed 400 SusWrite 299 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57.8 184% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 281 208% 275 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 70GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 52 54 53 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 52.2 Write 33 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 52.9 32% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS725032A9A364 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 884GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 177 174 179 177 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 153 Write 101 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 177 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 64%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 161 157 163 159 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 128 Write 118 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 162 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.7 317% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 8,026 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 25.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 71%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $94Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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