Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 22 '16 at 03:08
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
CPU Throttled 99%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5775C-$250
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 136
2-Core 270
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 705
78% 613 Pts
64-Core 721
45% 721 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 146
Parallax 136
109% 138 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 128
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY Optima 240GB-$64
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0307A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
68% Good
Read 368
Write 295
Mixed 328
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 25.6
114% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 24.5
DQ Write 14.2
DQ Mixed 47.8
28% 28.8 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
440GB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 166
Write 126
Mixed 131
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.19
78% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
173GB free
Firmware: CC98 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 102
Write 85.9
Mixed 79
67% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.27
4K Mixed 0.21
47% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 21.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 18.7
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,733 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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