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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	277% 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	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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 13:09
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 250 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 694 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 827 861 854 856 829 805 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,547 Write 2,341 Mixed 1870 SusWrite 839 425% 1,899 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 90.1 298% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 544 DQ Mixed 680 509% 685 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 340%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 45GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 232 93 97 101 98 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 367 Write 167 Mixed 291 SusWrite 160 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 37.7 137% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 172 138% 191 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 171GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 450 397 437 468 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 481 Mixed 410 SusWrite 434 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 60.7 199% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 91GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 184 63 66 66 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 508 Write 411 Mixed 358 SusWrite 134 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 33 137% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 169 155% 232 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 171GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 112 111 114 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 75.1 Write 77.7 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 113 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 259GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 74 76 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 91.5 Write 80.1 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 75.8 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 61%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 142GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 85 86 86 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 84.1 Write 80.7 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 85.1 58% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 60%
WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB 3,993 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 188GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 87 89 89 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 80.6 Write 77.6 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 86.9 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 25.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,710x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	314x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	528x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	257x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	198x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	174x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	126x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	185x
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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Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16