Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 234%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 194%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics290% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '22 at 18:29
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 264
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 646
67% 541 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800
CLim: 3330 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
290% Outstanding
Lighting 384
Reflection 506
Parallax 818
313% 570 fps
MRender 536
Gravity 609
Splatting 319
383% 488 fps
Poor: 303%
This bench: 290%
Great: 407%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 272 274 338 324 341 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 656
Write 570
Mixed 439
SusWrite 300
110% 491 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 46
152% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 457
DQ Write 373
DQ Mixed 421
314% 417 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 110%
Great: 292%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
56GB free
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 280 252 251 260 269 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 600
Write 596
Mixed 593
SusWrite 262
115% 513 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 51
166% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 474
DQ Write 391
DQ Mixed 430
323% 432 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 111%
Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 26 27 29 31 29 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT KHX1600C9D3/8GX 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.9% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $657
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