Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.4% 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)
Boot Drive115% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140716
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJan 04 '22 at 22:26
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 91.9
2-Core 221
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 674
68% 552 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Lighting 68.1
Reflection 74.3
Parallax 65.9
56% 69.4 fps
MRender 69.3
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 57.7
52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 161 156 149 146 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 490
Mixed 400
SusWrite 182
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63.9
217% 77 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
168GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 293 294 293 293 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 490
Mixed 400
SusWrite 312
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 64.2
219% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
602GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 152 152 152 152 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 184
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 152
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
216% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB
1867, 1333, 1867, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 22.2
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,760 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $638
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