Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	95.3% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140716
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 18:56
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 274 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 715 80% 630 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 68.5 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 65.1 56% 68 fps	Gravity 66 Splatting 58.3 54% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 133 144 140 147 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 376 Write 182 Mixed 270 SusWrite 140 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 53.4 202% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 212 160% 215 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 87%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 741GB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 157 158 158 159 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 145 Write 135 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 157 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 104%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 126 Write 106 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 111 140% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.8 244% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 59%
Seagate FA GoFlex Pro 500GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 73GB free, PID 5121 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 39 39 40 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 34.9 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 39.5 46% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 18%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 640GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 389GB free, PID 2100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 39.9 Write 40.9 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 41.7 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x8GB 1,140 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	48.2% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.9 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 70%

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

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Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,669x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	310x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	524x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	182x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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