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 as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '19 at 20:00
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 657 68% 544 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV400S 240GB 497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 145 62 101 79 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 357 Write 307 Mixed 214 SusWrite 102 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 21.8 94% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 51.1 DQ Write 46.9 DQ Mixed 46.3 36% 48.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 84%
Kingston SA400S3 960GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 874GB free Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 220 277 235 278 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 359 Write 340 Mixed 290 SusWrite 252 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 37 134% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 164 135% 192 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 98%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 160 162 172 173 180 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 52 Write 135 Mixed 26 SusWrite 169 69% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 776GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 171 170 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 162 Mixed 106 SusWrite 176 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.3 253% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.7% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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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	2,671x
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