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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	103% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 00:43
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 (98^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 255 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 693 70% 569 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 3988) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 89.8 Reflection 94.7 Parallax 83.9 73% 89.5 fps	Gravity 80.5 Splatting 75.8 69% 78.2 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 323 298 361 344 350 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 226 Mixed 246 SusWrite 304 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42.1 169% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 190 172% 266 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 84GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 206 208 175 147 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 359 Write 218 Mixed 234 SusWrite 169 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 34.3 139% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 157 125% 172 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 745GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 179 177 178 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 132 Mixed 82 SusWrite 169 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 756GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 204 204 205 204 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 153 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 192 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00BN5A0 1TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 368GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 131 131 130 128 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 167 Write 173 Mixed 135 SusWrite 122 201% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 139% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 67%
WDC WD10 EZEX-08M2NA0 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 190GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 132 131 130 128 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 139 Write 140 Mixed 109 SusWrite 123 173% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 135% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 65%
WDC WD10 EZEX-08M2NA0 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 112GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	36% Below average	Read 174 Write 181 Mixed 132 SusWrite 5.6 157% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 148% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 65%
ST4000DM 005-2DP166 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 81GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	29% Poor	Read 158 Write 138 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 4.4 118% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 24.2 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 4R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	16%	70	340	279	60	27"	1920 1080	AUS27C0 ASUS VZ279

History: Score 13: 1R 1G 5B | Score 33: 4R 3G 4B

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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 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 $109Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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