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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	331% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '19 at 16:17
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 (78^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 245 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 677 65% 538 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3187) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 176 Reflection 158 Parallax 162 144% 166 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 103 106% 123 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 755GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1081 1683 1897 1554 1554 1532 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,435 Write 2,278 Mixed 1,810 SusWrite 1,550 453% 2,018 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 92.1 302% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,115 DQ Write 915 DQ Mixed 1081 791% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 414GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 467 456 458 462 456 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 453 Mixed 357 SusWrite 459 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55 191% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 467 457 459 463 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 468 Mixed 350 SusWrite 459 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 42.6 157% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 178 180% 291 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 116%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 595GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 109 109 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 109 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 65%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 658GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 83.7 Write 76.2 Mixed 48 SusWrite 96.2 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.6 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 24.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

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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