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 way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	104% 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	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 11 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.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141111
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '16 at 14:34
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 262 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 708 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4475 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 70.5 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 64.2 58% 68.6 fps	Gravity 8.8 Splatting 11.6 9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 424GB free Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4523 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 300 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 181 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 52 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 76 67 141735165976 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 220725230 (F7) Unknown 100 100 6904115 (F8) Unknown 100 100 31985123	112% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 477 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 35 176% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 38.2 83% 164 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 107%
Samsung 845DC EVO 48 480GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2963 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 186 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 8601 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 58 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 9 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3455281429 (F2) Unknown 99 99 3138949791 (FA) Read error retry rate 99 99 5	104% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 396 Mixed 454 102% 457 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 28.8 159% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 60.4 103% 203 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
PNY SSD2SC120G3LA726 120GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 21GB free Firmware: 560A Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.5% Above average	Read 331 Write 106 Mixed 122 40% 186 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 8.89 92% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 40.4 56% 104 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 52%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 168 167 6575 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3287 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 2949 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 180 (10) Unknown 0 200 14923346967 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 50 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3236 (C2) HDA temperature 127 116 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	90.5% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 159 Mixed 155 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 3.15 4K Mixed 0.25 124% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 112%
WD 5000AAD External 500GB 253GB free Firmware: 1.75 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.8% Poor	Read 44.9 Write 44.4 Mixed 43.7 33% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.16 70% 0.81 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 63%

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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	2,735x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	316x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	532x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	260x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	248x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	200x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	177x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	128x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	186x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	102x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363