Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150827
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 14:50
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 242 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 654 69% 550 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.6% 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. 20.19.15.5144 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 127 119 121 149 163 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 329 Write 204 Mixed 271 SusWrite 138 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 35.8 142% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 159 146% 225 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 415GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 459 307 106 92 82 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 445 Mixed 384 SusWrite 248 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 58.2 191% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 263 224% 329 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 172 172 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 187 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 172 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%
Seagate STM31000528AS 1TB 1,142 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 258GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 93 91 92 89 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 81.6 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 91.5 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 68%
Verbatim USB Drive 1GB 1GB free, PID 2168 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.02% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 6.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 6.4 9% 6.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 32% 1.47 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-16000CL9-2GBTD 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 0420 F3-16000CL9-2GBTD 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 8GB 1867, 1067, 1867, 1067 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.7% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 12 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 12.5 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA - $284

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	499x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	36x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	23x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	23x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $926

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