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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	93% 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	21.8 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 19:07
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 720 76% 609 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.4% 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 64.9 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 61.9 53% 63.1 fps	Gravity 65.2 Splatting 56.1 53% 60.6 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: 138 136 137 153 129 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 369 Write 201 Mixed 264 SusWrite 135 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 52.9 195% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 190 150% 209 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 87%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 741GB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 156 158 159 157 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 143 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 157 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.7% 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: 111 111 111 112 111 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 123 Write 104 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 111 138% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.7 338% 3.7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.6 379% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 70.4% 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 40 39 39 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 37.9 Write 35.1 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 39.5 46% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.3% 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 41.5 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 41.7 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 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 below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 70%

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Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,756 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	2,689x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	526x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	198x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	174x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	126x

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	102x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16