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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	94.3% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 12:56
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 191 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 484 56% 436 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 450 256GB-$206 409 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 355 448 326 413 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 425 Mixed 320 SusWrite 397 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 31.1 129% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 300 236% 324 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 105%
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41 8,190 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 466GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 98 Write 113 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 110 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 58%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 11GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	6.52% Terrible	Read 22.1 Write 7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 8.6 14% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.52% Great: 23%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 21GB free, PID 0211 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 38 37 37 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 37 Write 36.7 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 37.4 45% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.9% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.1 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.2 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,668x
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	253x
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 $129Bench 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 $184	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) $35	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