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 above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	95% 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	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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '18 at 10:52
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 195 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 574 56% 462 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 252GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 574 511 599 506 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 948 Write 450 Mixed 98 SusWrite 519 111% 504 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 19.9 75% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 64.3 DQ Write 38.3 DQ Mixed 40.3 33% 47.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 95%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 10GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 8.2 8 8 8.3 8 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	4.75% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 7.9 8% 7.08 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.75% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata EL64C1C1624Z1 4x4GB 506 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.2 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,678x
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 $94Bench 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: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16