Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '22 at 09:34
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	EUR-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 230 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 484 51% 411 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.7% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 36.5 Parallax 61.2 38% 48.2 fps	MRender 31.9 Gravity 49.8 Splatting 24.8 28% 35.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 308 314 318 324 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 363 Write 344 Mixed 297 SusWrite 313 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 33.9 113% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 274 223% 316 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 125%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 586GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 59 61 60 63 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 120 Write 36 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 60.2 43% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 67%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 139 139 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 145 Write 139 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 139 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 236GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 107 108 109 107 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 165 Write 141 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 106 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 114%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$59 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 108GB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 143 141 141 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 155 Write 126 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 141 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 96%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 90GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 79 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 60.5 Write 71.5 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 79.3 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 46%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$37 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 147GB free Firmware: MK7ONA00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 101 102 103 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 98.3 Write 91.5 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 102 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 83%
Innostor Ext. HDD 4TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2TB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 42 43 43 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 168 Write 40.2 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 42.5 80% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 49% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 23.6 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 103%

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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 HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,698x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	527x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	257x
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 $140Bench 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 $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