Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.3% 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	83.5% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '23 at 15:37
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 203 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 565 58% 467 Pts	64-Core 573 36% 573 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 52 Reflection 61.1 Parallax 52.3 42% 55.1 fps	MRender 55.6 Gravity 50 Splatting 50.1 42% 51.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$104 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 603GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 206 229 245 254 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 339 Write 328 Mixed 363 SusWrite 228 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 38 129% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 287 235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 137%
WDC WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 6TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 162 171 171 167 167 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 162 Write 174 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 164 34% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 0.9 8% 3.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 6 DQ Mixed 1.6 2% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 22%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 107 109 108 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 102 Write 111 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 107 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 98%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 144 149 147 146 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 143 Write 144 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 145 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 91%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 5TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 173 184 189 192 192 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 86%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 141 143 143 144 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 120 Write 121 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 140 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.3 312% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 114%
Seagate ST20000NE000-3G5101 20TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 209 221 236 239 241 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 72% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.8% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	56	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM7707 LG HDR 4K

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,692x
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	526x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	198x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	174x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16