Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '17 at 05:22
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 263
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 699
78% 611 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 722
Write 664
Mixed 693
155% 693 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 78.7
299% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 592
DQ Write 653
DQ Mixed 392
359% 545 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 189%
Great: 354%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 350
Write 86.5
Mixed 102
39% 180 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 12.4
56% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 46.9
DQ Mixed 52.4
58% 103 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 17.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 81%

 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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