Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	90.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150827
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '21 at 04:17
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 199 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 541 57% 456 Pts	64-Core 551 34% 551 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$112 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 212 211 203 204 199 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 335 Mixed 337 SusWrite 209 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 43.9 150% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 246% 299 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 313 306 112 93 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 358 Write 325 Mixed 307 SusWrite 206 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 40.2 131% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 216 146% 180 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 124%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 256GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 36GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 48 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.4% Below average	Read 328 Write 277 Mixed 229 SusWrite 30.6 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 14.8 49% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 17.1 DQ Write 29.9 DQ Mixed 20.4 16% 22.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 42%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 101GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.6% Below average	Read 331 Write 299 Mixed 243 SusWrite 29.8 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 14.9 50% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 29.9 DQ Mixed 19.4 16% 21.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 33%
Jmicron Generic DISK03 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 81GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.2% Below average	Read 326 Write 226 Mixed 202 SusWrite 28.8 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 15.1 49% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 17.8 DQ Write 29.9 DQ Mixed 17.5 15% 21.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 34%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 256GB 79GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 993 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.4% 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 75: 8R 9G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
75%	39%	64	305	234	120	0"	1920 1080

History: Score 37: 5R 2G 6B | Score 75: 8R 9G 8B

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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 FORMULA - $284

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	505x
Core i7-4770KIntel $130Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	36x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	61x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	48x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	24x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	23x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $917

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