Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '17 at 13:42
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 745 83% 653 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 366E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Lighting 88.9 Reflection 85.6 Parallax 76.9 72% 83.8 fps	MRender 83.1 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 67.8 61% 75.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 156GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 19168 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1242 (B1) Unknown 94 94 69 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 40 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 14 (EB) Unknown 99 99 347 (F1) Unknown 99 99 27399122543
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Corsair Force LX 256GB-$129 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0307A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 156 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1734 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 65 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 26687 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 45 (A3) Unknown 100 100 1 (A4) Unknown 100 100 41670 (A5) Unknown 100 100 101 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 41 (F1) Unknown 100 100 142655 (F2) Unknown 100 100 231466 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 142655 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0	102% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 288 Mixed 372 87% 395 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 38.2 166% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 75.5 116% 219 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 35GB free Firmware: 5.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4407551 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 8907762191061 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 228 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 854 (B1) Unknown 0 0 10 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 24 80 47249883160 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4407551 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4407551 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4407551 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 15959 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14449 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14449 (F2) Unknown 0 0 25060	79.8% Very good	Read 514 Write 147 Mixed 214 63% 292 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 22.1 150% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 43.1 62% 116 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 29.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 88%

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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	505x
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	61x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	48x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	24x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	23x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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