Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	116% 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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 24 '19 at 19:52
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing as expected (46^th 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, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 99.1 2-Core 233 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 412 54% 405 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 188GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 318 319 337 340 346 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 441 Mixed 305 SusWrite 319 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.4 175% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 362 262% 340 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 107GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 321 307 309 309 310 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 366 Write 361 Mixed 339 SusWrite 306 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 42.6 161% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 236 177% 238 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 319 270 281 283 277 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 425 Mixed 361 SusWrite 280 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.8 207% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 358 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 156GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 82 81 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 84 SusWrite 80.7 68% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 200GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 79 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 105 SusWrite 79.9 75% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 267GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 138 139 139 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 123 Write 118 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 138 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 109%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 639GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 85.3 Write 68.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 86.1 98% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X8GA2133C11Y4 2x8GB 666 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2176 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.7% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 14.5 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.5 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 80%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA - $284

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	499x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	36x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	23x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	23x

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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