Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.9% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '20 at 07:20
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 221 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 377 51% 382 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 38.8 Parallax 51.3 34% 43.9 fps	MRender 54.5 Gravity 48.1 Splatting 36 37% 46.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 186 209 200 194 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 289 Write 222 Mixed 280 SusWrite 194 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 46.5 152% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 239 180% 242 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 129%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 849GB free Firmware: 401100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 373 366 388 368 382 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 240 Mixed 312 SusWrite 369 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 46.9 161% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 252 216% 320 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 142 143 136 145 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 125 Write 21.5 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 140 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 87%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 95 93 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 149 Write 71.7 Mixed 82 SusWrite 93.6 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$120 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free Firmware: AR17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 120 115 120 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 82.2 Write 25 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 118 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 87%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 871GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 140 142 139 141 143 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 48 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 140 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 97%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 121 119 121 120 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 114 Write 43 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 119 66% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.1% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 81%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,682x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
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	173x
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	102x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16