Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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.
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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85.7% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 07:13
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (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 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 646 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 101 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 509 Write 416 Mixed 382 SusWrite 65.7 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 42.5 156% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 213 183% 268 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 91%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 55GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 116 119 121 120 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 37GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 132 139 136 143 139 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 71GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 131 131 132 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 123 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 130 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 15GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 130 126 134 135 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 145 Write 51.5 Mixed 49.1 SusWrite 129 68% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 54GB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 132 138 136 144 136 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 118 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 133 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 468% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 132 139 136 144 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 150 Write 142 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 135 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 244% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 109%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1GB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 123 Write 108 Mixed 86.2 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 197% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 105 110 119 99 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 121 Write 117 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 115 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1GB free Firmware: FS2A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 120 Write 101 Mixed 55.8 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 140GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 79 77 81 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 157 Write 183 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 76.5 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 167GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 65 68 68 71 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 94.9 Write 97.7 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 67.1 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 84%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 164 167 171 167 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 384GB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 100 100 109 100 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 125 Write 114 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 102 67% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0821 16G-D3-1600-MR 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0821 16G-D3-1600-MR 32GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 15.3 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 55%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,729x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	316x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	531x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	260x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	247x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	199x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	176x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	128x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	186x
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: 63% - Good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369