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 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '20 at 23:12
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 674 71% 569 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 158 158 155 156 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 341 Write 161 Mixed 218 SusWrite 154 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 46.9 156% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 145 111% 151 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 366GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 156 153 153 152 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 118 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 153 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 112%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 110 107 115 118 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 85 Mixed 62 SusWrite 112 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 210% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 123%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 753GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 81 80 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 83.3 Write 77.3 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 80 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 56%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 123 Write 119 Mixed 83.5 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 132 132 133 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 156 Write 148 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 131 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 169GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 63 65 64 65 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 89.3 Write 77.5 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 63.7 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 59%
Seagate ST3500630NS 500GB-$53 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 207GB free Firmware: 3.AEK SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 75 74 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 74.3 Write 72.5 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 74.1 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GU512303EP0202 0707 GU512303EP0202 12GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 51%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,669x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	310x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	524x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	197x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	172x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	125x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	182x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	101x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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