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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	101% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170124
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 20:42
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 (98^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 253 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 656 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 647GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 384 380 385 384 381 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 424 Mixed 329 SusWrite 380 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 36.2 147% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 286 228% 319 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 205GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 331 329 331 330 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 396 Write 326 Mixed 304 SusWrite 329 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.4 152% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 182 153% 217 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 97%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 962GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 151 152 151 149 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 85.4 Write 160 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 152 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 292% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 144 149 149 148 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 141 Write 120 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 147 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44 9,759 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 210GB free Firmware: GM2OA5BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 74 77 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 80.9 Write 76.2 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 76.6 50% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 2133 2OZ 0420 DDR3 2133 0420 DDR3 2133 2OZ 0420 DDR3 2133 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.3% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 26.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 79%

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Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,751 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,684x
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	198x
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 $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16