Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 06:47
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 724 75% 605 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Lighting 49.9 Reflection 46.9 Parallax 41.9 41% 46.2 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 39 33% 40.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: R112 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 130 Write 131 Mixed 152 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 23.3 119% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 109 87% 123 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 81%
Dell PERC 6/i Adapter 585GB 352GB free Firmware: 1.40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 237 243 243 244 243 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Dell PERC 6/i Adapter 146GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 18GB free Firmware: 1.40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 98 98 98 99 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 63 SusWrite 97.4 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.4 254% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 98%
Dell PERC 6/i Adapter 2TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 16GB free Firmware: 1.40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 38 38 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	27% Poor	Read 55.3 Write 50.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 38.5 32% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 96%
WD Elements 2620 4TB 3,758 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 93 91 93 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 93.3 Write 93.3 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 92.1 119% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2000 C9 4x4GB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 23.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 25.5 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 77%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA - $284

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	502x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	36x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	61x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	23x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	23x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $922

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16