Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.4% 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 Drive	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '21 at 01:25
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 135 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 677 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Asus(1043 849E) 3GB CLim: 1130 MHz, MLim: 1999 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.4% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 94.4 52% 75.9 fps	MRender 79.6 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 56.9 57% 70.9 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 441 449 435 458 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 491 Mixed 387 SusWrite 442 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 43.2 164% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 188 187% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Intel SSDPEK1W120GAH 118GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 301% 97GB free Firmware: K4110410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 572 573 586 586 588 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1,291 Write 594 Mixed 812 SusWrite 576 182% 818 MB/s	4K Read 235 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 131 593% 165 MB/s	DQ Read 1,145 DQ Write 574 DQ Mixed 793 606% 837 MB/s
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 409%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 196GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 128 125 126 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 127 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 74%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 466GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 161 180 175 174 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 163 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 173 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 221GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 180 176 180 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 163 Mixed 34 SusWrite 178 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 30.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 24.4 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	30	32"	1280 720	SPT110C Sceptre N43

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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	2,674x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	525x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	197x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	173x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	125x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	183x
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: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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