Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
ProcessorWith 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics163% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 12 '22 at 04:06
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 228
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 631
61% 500 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 242
Reflection 212
Parallax 228
198% 227 fps
MRender 249
Gravity 159
Splatting 130
141% 180 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 163%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 466
Write 393
Mixed 220
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 34
135% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 117
126% 213 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
83GB free
Firmware: 05.03D06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 70 70 74 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Read 61.3
Write 67.6
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 68.4
48% 64.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.8% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 7.2
22% 7.73 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 7.7
22% 7.8 GB/s
Latency 81.2
49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,737 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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