Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '20 at 22:22
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3258-$31
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Memory 86.4
1-Core 71.1
2-Core 84.4
54% 80.6 Pts
4-Core 90.6
8-Core 77
12% 83.8 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7470
Dell(1028 2120) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 2.97
Reflection 2.96
4% 2.96 fps
Poor: 2% Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 252GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 362 446 434 382 366 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 448
Write 505
Mixed 98.3
SusWrite 400
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 10.4
40% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 65.8
DQ Write 24.2
DQ Mixed 35
28% 41.7 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 95%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB
1TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 151 160 163 164 163 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 151
Write 151
Mixed 89
SusWrite 160
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.7
347% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 90%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 258 281 272 273 275 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 237
Write 244
Mixed 72.4
SusWrite 271
149% 206 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.8
346% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 146%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.1% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 10.3
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 10.8
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,736 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $642
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