Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141111
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 16 '22 at 06:31
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
63.6% Good
Memory 77.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 196
71% 125 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 359
40% 317 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.2% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 103
Parallax 108
93% 108 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 102
Splatting 93.2
88% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB
677GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 298 342 342 319 310 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 333
Write 292
Mixed 206
SusWrite 310
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 24
114% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 195
155% 218 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 122%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 167 169 166 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 161
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 166
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
220% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
WD easystore 25FC 1TB
527GB free, PID 25fc
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 42 42 41 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 23.3
Write 27.8
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 40.6
41% 28.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
55% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 10.8
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 85
47% 85 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,736 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: 61% - Good Total price: $657
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