Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 37% Jet ski	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	13.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	14.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 05:11
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 0.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Memory 52 1-Core 21 2-Core 27.9 25% 33.6 Pts	4-Core 18.2 8-Core 69.9 5% 44.1 Pts	64-Core 82.4 5% 82.4 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	13.6% Very poor	Lighting 8.97 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 24.7 7% 14.6 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 33.8 26% 31.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 68 44 50 18 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.9% Very poor	Read 220 Write 219 Mixed 146 SusWrite 44.6 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1.1 12% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 56%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 181GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 47 31 41 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 83.5 Write 84.2 Mixed 62 SusWrite 39.8 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 65%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 327GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 49 75 48 61 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 190 Write 150 Mixed 86 SusWrite 62.7 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 193GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 66 46 59 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 182 Write 136 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 59.5 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 109%
SABRENT 480GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 237GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 57 94 53 72 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 249 Write 25 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 76.2 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 5.2 956% 6.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 78GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 57 40 48 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 86.5 Write 36.8 Mixed 46 SusWrite 47.9 40% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 88%
SABRENT 500GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 88GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.6 9.3 4.7 7.1 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 33.4 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 7.2 18% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C10-4GTD 0420 F3-2400C11-4GXM 0420 F3-2400C10-4GTD 0420 F3-2400C11-4GXM 16GB 2400, 1600, 2400, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.7% Very poor	MC Read 4.3 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 7.6 18% 6.4 GB/s	SC Read 3.1 SC Write 3.5 SC Mixed 2 8% 2.87 GB/s	Latency 153 26% 153 ns

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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	2,672x
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	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	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