Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	169% 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13 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	Jan 14 '19 at 17:01
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 243 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 669 74% 584 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 33 Parallax 43.4 34% 39.3 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 38 32% 39 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249 1,770 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 96GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 144 159 169 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 460 Write 303 Mixed 316 SusWrite 156 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 28.5 99% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 140 111% 158 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 71%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 112GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 97 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 168 Write 132 Mixed 135 SusWrite 99.3 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 31.7 142% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 115 90% 124 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 61%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 110GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 140 140 142 138 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 408 Write 155 Mixed 206 SusWrite 137 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 41.1 159% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 158 122% 166 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 87%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 97GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 125 158 223 180 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 331 Write 262 Mixed 289 SusWrite 178 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 45.6 176% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 236 187% 261 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 94%
Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB-$256 1,827 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 371GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 198 185 192 199 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 410 Write 315 Mixed 309 SusWrite 194 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 26.8 4K Mixed 30.6 106% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 143 112% 159 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 69%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 454 436 312 313 312 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 751 Write 660 Mixed 649 SusWrite 380 137% 610 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 80.2 269% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 681 DQ Mixed 966 660% 808 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 280%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 501A SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 140 141 141 141 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 343 Write 166 Mixed 202 SusWrite 138 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 36.2 126% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 121 96% 134 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 87%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 533GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 42.7 Write 39 Mixed 36 SusWrite 42.6 54% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 79% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 24.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 79%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,671x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	311x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	197x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	172x
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	101x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16