Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics56.3% 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 Drive141% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170124
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 19:51
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 486
66% 493 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1375 MHz, MLim: 2025 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Lighting 71.1
Reflection 71.6
Parallax 90.8
58% 77.8 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 68.9
Splatting 57.7
53% 66 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 548 514 312 313 311 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 599
Write 509
Mixed 370
SusWrite 432
107% 477 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 52.1
191% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 778
DQ Write 640
DQ Mixed 642
499% 687 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 141%
Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
32GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 146 145 145 145 145 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 438
Mixed 355
SusWrite 167
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 47.3
174% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 177
184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
140GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 107 111 111 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 161
Write 156
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 110
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 29.4
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 26.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 49.3
81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,732 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: 61% - Good Total price: $657
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