Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.2% 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 Drive75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141111
Uptime4.7 Days
Run DateJul 15 '18 at 22:06
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 236
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 662
66% 539 Pts
64-Core 671
42% 671 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Lighting 65.8
Reflection 67
Parallax 60.3
54% 64.4 fps
MRender 72.5
Gravity 60.8
Splatting 52.2
50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 204 210 205 200 201 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 318
Write 313
Mixed 279
SusWrite 203
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 37.8
126% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 235
179% 241 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 124%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$35
376GB free
Firmware: SD28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 101 102 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 104
Write 107
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 99.4
70% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
207GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 116 117 119 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66% Good
Read 115
Write 108
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 116
67% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
141% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 0420 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.2% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 18
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 17.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 59%

 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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