Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	32.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '24 at 14:49
Run Duration	826 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 98.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 224 85% 147 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 627 63% 510 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 51 38 38 35 51 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.6% Below average	Read 253 Write 239 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 50.1 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 0.6 49% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 0.1 38% 93.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 90GB free Firmware: 1AJ10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 119 117 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 117 Write 104 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 120 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 0GB free Firmware: SD15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 252 Write 13 Mixed 54.3 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 59%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 78GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 77.2 Write 72.6 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 80.2 56% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 67%
WD WD1500ADFD-00NLR1 150GB 1,859 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 8GB free Firmware: 21.07QR5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 58 55 60 64 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 49.5 Write 52.7 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 60.8 36% 49.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 47%
WD WD1500ADFD-00NLR1 150GB 1,859 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 12GB free Firmware: 21.07QR5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 50 51 51 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 57.3 Write 65.1 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 50.8 38% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 47%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 81GB free Firmware: 3.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 52.7 Write 51 Mixed 36.4 SusWrite 51.9 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 34%

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 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 27.4 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 26.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 45.1 89% 45.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 103%

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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	71	59	60	0"	1920 1137

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,674x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	525x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	197x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	173x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	125x

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16