Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.02% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	86% 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	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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 18:30
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 (98^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 250 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 688 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 1170) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	7.02% Terrible	Lighting 9.47 Reflection 9.19 Parallax 3.44 8% 7.37 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 7.13 Splatting 6.13 6% 7.06 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.02% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 105 101 100 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 447 Write 115 Mixed 258 SusWrite 102 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 50.6 157% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 238 186% 263 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 105GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,444 Write 6,359 Mixed 6,609 1,517% 6,804 MB/s	4K Read 611 4K Write 362 4K Mixed 357 1,575% 443 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 1,058 826% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung HD103SJ 6TB 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 157 150 139 151 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 151 Write 134 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 150 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.53 MB/s

WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 105 101 96 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 96.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 102 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 101%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 124 122 114 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 84 Write 84.3 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 120 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 83%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 104 94 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 141 Write 123 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 103 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 47 46 43 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 142 Write 112 Mixed 92 SusWrite 46.2 73% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 101%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 9TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 47 48 39 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 132 Write 138 Mixed 95 SusWrite 46 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	71.2% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 24.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 90%

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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	2,671x
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