Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 20:16
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 131
2-Core 262
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 697
74% 593 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 850A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.6% Good
Lighting 82.9
Reflection 88.6
Parallax 78.7
68% 83.4 fps
MRender 82.7
Gravity 77
Splatting 70
62% 76.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 199 202 198 200 203 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 471
Mixed 392
SusWrite 218
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 60.4
231% 88.8 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 165
146% 209 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
70GB free
Firmware: 01F0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 975 976 977 973 960 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1000
Write 991
Mixed 704
SusWrite 926
204% 905 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 334
4K Mixed 51.8
302% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 1,228
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 920
735% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 233%
Great: 230%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
301GB free
Firmware: M0C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 403 368 245 245 237 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 408
Write 466
Mixed 385
SusWrite 299
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 40.9
174% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 280
211% 279 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 20.6
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 63%

 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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