Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	164% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '19 at 21:38
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 275 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 637 70% 554 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 277 269 274 272 271 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,436 Write 1,338 Mixed 491 SusWrite 324 199% 897 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 29.9 148% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 1,046 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 626 559% 847 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 5GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 441 Write 250 Mixed 323 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 32.8 118% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 171 172% 279 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
WD WD20NPVX-00EA4T0 2TB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 358GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 77 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 56 Write 59.8 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 76.1 39% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 60%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 364GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 97 99 99 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 115 Write 122 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 98 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 96%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 36GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 145 148 144 145 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 80.4 Write 82.1 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 145 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.2% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.6 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 9.3 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT - $235

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	141x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	33x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	9x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	17x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $883

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