Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.2% 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 Drive	87.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150827
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 20 '22 at 00:30
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 233 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 526 59% 462 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.7% 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: 1605 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 60.1 51% 63.3 fps	MRender 52.7 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 58.7 49% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 166 155 146 148 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 490 Write 332 Mixed 326 SusWrite 161 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 41.8 135% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 108GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 309 312 311 310 266 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 354 Write 339 Mixed 318 SusWrite 304 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 41.2 135% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 198 143% 187 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 124%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 131GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 87 87 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.3% Below average	Read 288 Write 297 Mixed 229 SusWrite 86.5 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 20 4K Mixed 14.9 50% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 18.6 DQ Write 28.6 DQ Mixed 20.8 16% 22.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 33%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 256GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 149GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 87 87 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.5% Below average	Read 292 Write 274 Mixed 205 SusWrite 86.5 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 15 50% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 18.9 DQ Write 29 DQ Mixed 20.6 16% 22.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 42%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 34GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 87 87 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.1% Below average	Read 294 Write 138 Mixed 160 SusWrite 86.6 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 20 4K Mixed 14.3 48% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 18.9 DQ Write 29.1 DQ Mixed 20.5 16% 22.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 33%
Jmicron Generic DISK03 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 199GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 87 87 87 88 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.7% Below average	Read 295 Write 292 Mixed 221 SusWrite 86.8 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 20.5 4K Mixed 15 50% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 18.9 DQ Write 28.9 DQ Mixed 21 17% 22.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 993 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.3% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 21.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA - $284

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	502x
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	47x

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
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: 62% - Good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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