Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '16 at 00:08
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 97.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 254
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 700
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2986) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Lighting 91.2
Reflection 91.7
Parallax 81.4
74% 88.1 fps
MRender 84
Gravity 80.5
Splatting 73.3
64% 79.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 417
Mixed 422
100% 452 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 50.1
204% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 96.5
135% 251 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 375
Write 304
Mixed 311
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 15.8
104% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 88.8
94% 157 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
854GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 186
Mixed 166
133% 177 MB/s
4K Read 1.18
4K Write 3.08
4K Mixed 0.37
147% 1.54 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
45% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.4
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,733 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: 61% - Good Total price: $657
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