Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.2% 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 Drive87.1% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateDec 29 '15 at 01:19
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 455
61% 455 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
PwrHis(1787 3001) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.0
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
38.2% Below average
Lighting 49.3
Reflection 33.7
Parallax 65.2
40% 49.4 fps
MRender 32.3
Gravity 49.9
Splatting 42.6
34% 41.6 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 243GB
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 741
Write 346
Mixed 516
118% 534 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 8.59
92% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 13.4
72% 163 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 145%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68
156GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 66.2
Write 68.2
Mixed 69
51% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.18
55% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.2% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,756 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: $642
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