Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 20:01
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 218 85% 147 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 686 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 63.4 54% 67.1 fps	MRender 60.6 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 55.7 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 21GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 503 Write 476 Mixed 422 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 57.8 191% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 26GB free Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 759 Write 703 Mixed 563 150% 675 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 52.6 186% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 501 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 485 352% 458 MB/s
Poor: 109% Great: 220%
SABRENT 1TB 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.2 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 1,437 Write 2,390 Mixed 1587 1,352% 1,805 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 70.7 12,282% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 467 DQ Mixed 618 5,569% 596 MB/s

WD WD800JD-75MSA3 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 25GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 149 153 139 106 152 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 166 Write 166 Mixed 117 SusWrite 139 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 57%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47 10,399 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 18GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 42.1 Write 15.9 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 44.2 25% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 40%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 29GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 61.4 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 61.3 43% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 60%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 246GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 103 103 103 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 111 Write 84.5 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 101 120% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 26.4 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 26.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	25"	1280 720	DELD070 DELL U2515H

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,691x
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	526x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	126x

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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16