Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150827
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 12:11
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 267 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 725 75% 604 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,672 Write 3,385 Mixed 3,765 875% 3,940 MB/s	4K Read 234 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 160 639% 181 MB/s	DQ Read 950 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 791 610% 835 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 138 138 138 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 146 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 138 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.2 385% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 229GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 94 93 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 73 Write 56 Mixed 55 SusWrite 94.1 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 369% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 94%
WD WD10TPVT-00H 1TB 1,893 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 155GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 66 72 59 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 41.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 63.5 32% 43 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 49%

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 (97^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.8 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 21.4 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA - $284

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	499x
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	60x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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