Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141111
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 09 '17 at 16:55
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 202
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 492
54% 430 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.94
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50% Above average
Lighting 62.4
Reflection 66
Parallax 58.9
51% 62.5 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 58.7
Splatting 51.3
48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WD2002FAEX-007BA0 500GB
104GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
8.82% Terrible
Read 79.7
Write 82.7
Mixed 75.2
18% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.19
2% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 92%
This bench: 8.82%
Great: 111%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 514
Write 180
Mixed 232
67% 309 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 14.1
4K Mixed 17.5
70% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 71.8
DQ Mixed 49.2
60% 110 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 65%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28
2GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
26% Poor
Read 42.4
Write 40.6
Mixed 23.7
44% 35.6 MB/s
4K Read 8.58
4K Write 2.91
4K Mixed 3.29
243% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 26%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
68.7% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 22.6
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 20
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII HERO Builds (Compare 3,761 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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