Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.4% 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 Drive78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140716
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '18 at 09:29
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 215
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 404
55% 408 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 734 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.4% Poor
Lighting 28.4
Reflection 26
Parallax 28
23% 27.4 fps
MRender 36.6
Gravity 28.9
Splatting 24.8
24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 397
Write 269
Mixed 298
71% 322 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 23.2
123% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 44.5
83% 166 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
529GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 96.1
Write 95.8
Mixed 128
81% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.97
4K Write 2.49
4K Mixed 0.28
118% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.7% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 8.4
25% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,736 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: 62% - Good Total price: $642
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