Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.8% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '19 at 23:24
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 738 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 75 Parallax 66.6 62% 72.5 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 71.1 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 92 112 174 173 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 454 Mixed 370 SusWrite 172 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42.4 154% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 208 190% 289 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 97%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 138GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 227 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 453 Mixed 393 SusWrite 164 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 52.9 187% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 958GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 178 177 178 183 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 122 Write 74.5 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 176 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3300831SCE 300GB 346 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 189GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 61 60 61 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 62.2 Write 13.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 59.4 32% 43.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 33%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 466GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 74 74 74 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 71.3 Write 46.5 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 74.1 44% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 43%
WD WD5000KS-00MNB0 500GB 1,097 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 379GB free Firmware: 08.02E08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 36.3 Write 39.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 56 30% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 40%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 38.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 12.8 22% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 99%
SAMSUNG HD400LD 400GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 47GB free, PID fcfe Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 31 Write 30 Mixed 25 SusWrite 11.6 32% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 16%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 186GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 35.8 Mixed 30 SusWrite 12 37% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 19%

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 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 63%

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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 $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	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: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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