Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.6% 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	99.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 05:09
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 726 73% 591 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.6% Poor	Lighting 19.3 Reflection 22.3 Parallax 18.1 16% 19.9 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 19.3 Splatting 25.2 36% 47.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 36 36 37 38 39 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 482 Mixed 364 SusWrite 77 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 55 190% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 241 214% 322 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 40GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 171 152 153 153 153 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	83.2% Excellent	Read 261 Write 212 Mixed 238 SusWrite 168 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 51.2 172% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 194 146% 195 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 988GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 63 60 64 64 65 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 172GB free Firmware: 3.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 85.8 Write 65.5 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 88.6 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 137 141 131 136 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 123 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 135 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 124 125 124 123 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 101 Mixed 73 SusWrite 122 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 204 205 206 205 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 154 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 202 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA MK1059GSM 1TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 859GB free, PID 1049 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 84 84 84 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 81.3 Write 78.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 83 95% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.2% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,678x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	197x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	173x
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	102x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16