Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56% 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 Drive	228% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 06:19
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 693 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 61.9 Parallax 83.9 56% 71.7 fps	MRender 61.6 Gravity 55.7 Splatting 79.6 55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1239 336 336 334 338 335 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,897 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,168 SusWrite 486 279% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 82.4 269% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 727 DQ Mixed 931 675% 879 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 280%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 151GB free Firmware: CXM02D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 357 380 382 370 353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 428 Write 392 Mixed 290 SusWrite 371 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 23.4 111% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 166 135% 197 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 44GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 86 86 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 93.5 Mixed 56 SusWrite 85.4 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB 8,875 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 92GB free Firmware: PB2OCA0G SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 62 63 62 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 61.4 Write 57.2 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 62.1 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 45%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB 505 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 59GB free, PID 01f0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 84 88 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 140 Write 118 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 85.4 138% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 68%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 5.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 157 156 157 159 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 150 Write 148 Mixed 112 SusWrite 158 193% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 103%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free, PID a0a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 37 Write 31.7 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 18.7 38% 29 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 72% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 73%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 17 16 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 33.4 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 17 38% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 1,128 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 25.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 96%

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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	2,699x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	527x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	257x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	198x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	174x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	126x

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: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16