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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '19 at 14:29
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 244 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 545 59% 468 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 8.4 17 95 72 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 422 Write 193 Mixed 269 SusWrite 52.4 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 10.6 56% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 93 DQ Mixed 41.9 38% 55.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 61%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 150GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 225 293 218 236 272 MB/s Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	73.5% Very good	Read 173 Write 96.2 Mixed 209 SusWrite 256 42% 183 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 36.3 122% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 211 181% 264 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 712GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 158 158 157 157 160 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 124 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 157 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 14 11 14 11 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 136 Write 28.2 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 14.2 58% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.4 107% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 26.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 85%

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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	2,669x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	310x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	524x
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	182x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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