Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.3% 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)
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150224
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '24 at 07:06
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 82.7 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 184 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 172 25% 181 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1475 MHz, MLim: 1757 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.3% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 59.2 46% 61.3 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 57.5 Splatting 53.2 48% 59.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 396 Write 274 Mixed 164 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 22 79% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 119 116% 189 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 500GB-$159 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 57GB free Firmware: V56OA7EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 49 49 46 46 45 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 66.7 Write 62.6 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 47 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 15.8 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 62%

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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	23	1	60	24.1"	1280 720	SAM097B S24B420

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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	2,730x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	316x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	531x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	260x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	247x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	200x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	176x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	128x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	186x
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 i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359