Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141111
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 21:35
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 581 63% 501 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.8% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 106 Parallax 107 83% 105 fps	MRender 91.7 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 93.1 76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 256 254 254 293 297 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 144 Mixed 247 SusWrite 257 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 34.5 149% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 211 187% 282 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 27GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 333 315 264 176 168 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 428 Mixed 418 SusWrite 247 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.2 192% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Jmicron Tech 120GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 112GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 131 130 132 131 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 357 Write 131 Mixed 126 SusWrite 131 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 15.7 67% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 41.2 56% 103 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 417GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 154 149 150 153 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 152 Write 106 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 150 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 112%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 139GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 66 67 67 67 66 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 69.2 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 65.4 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 52%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 1TB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 414GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 33.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 21.2 23% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 102%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 500GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 465GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 36 Mixed 29 SusWrite 21.1 23% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 71%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 223GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 82 Write 68.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 59.4 86% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 14.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 109%

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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	2,671x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	311x
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	172x
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	101x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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