Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	125% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '19 at 01:53
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 259 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 726 77% 614 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 226 Parallax 243 182% 231 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 223 Splatting 134 160% 206 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 245 335 344 337 331 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 486 Mixed 400 SusWrite 307 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.3 226% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Mushkin ECO3 480GB-$155 2,300 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 241GB free Firmware: O1126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 232 90 94 91 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 467 Mixed 379 SusWrite 140 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 57.3 196% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 259 209% 293 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 200GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 241 372 370 378 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 488 Mixed 370 SusWrite 332 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 48.7 181% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 178 178% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 116%
T-force 500GB 500GB 6,415 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 241GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 240 355 353 361 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 480 Mixed 448 SusWrite 319 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 68.1 224% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 145 170% 294 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 108 108 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 107 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 100%

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 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 28.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 27.7 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 45.4 88% 45.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 88%

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

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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 $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