Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	113% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors, 1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '18 at 22:59
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 742 73% 598 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 3685) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 135 127 126 123 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 404 SusWrite 164 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.5 215% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 317 251% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 53GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 42 44 44 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 43 Write 40.3 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 42.8 30% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 83GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 73 78 76 81 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 81.3 Write 95 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 75.6 52% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 95GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 139 141 142 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 141 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 776GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 99 101 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 108 Write 98.8 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 99.4 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%
WD WD7500AYYS-01RCA0 750GB 1,767 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 524GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 90 89 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 79.5 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 88.9 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.2 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 26.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 85%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA - $284

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	498x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	36x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	23x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	23x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $992

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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