Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140716
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '19 at 14:02
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 634 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 136 Parallax 129 105% 131 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 88% 108 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 218 249 222 235 268 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.6% Good	Read 161 Write 96.8 Mixed 231 SusWrite 241 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 26.7 100% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 180 147% 207 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 102%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 363GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 78 75 75 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 91.5 Write 83.3 Mixed 34 SusWrite 77.2 52% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 74%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 106 109 111 107 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 110 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 63%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 930GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 90 92 87 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 76.3 Mixed 60 SusWrite 89.5 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 57%
KINGSTON SA400S37480G 480GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 415GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 156 176 178 172 179 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 96.3 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 171 173% 136 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 14.7 4K Mixed 9.4 862% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 9 DQ Write 14.3 DQ Mixed 11 894% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 173%
KINGSTON SUV400S37480G 480GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 272GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 8.4 6.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.8% Excellent	Read 101 Write 371 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 5.4 191% 134 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 21.6 4K Mixed 19.4 1,466% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 37.5 DQ Mixed 25.1 2,209% 28 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 213%
MBIL-SSM SWIVEL 2GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 0011 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 2.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	4.1% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 3 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3.1 5% 5.38 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.1% Great: 6%
ST2000DX 001-1CM164 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 4 1.5 2 1.3 19 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 198 Write 172 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 5 140% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.6 251% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 81%
ST1000DX 001-1CM162 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 848GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 151 175 177 171 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 198 Write 157 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 169 198% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.6 248% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 12.4 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 87%

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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