Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.1% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '22 at 23:26
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 81.3 2-Core 250 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 678 74% 586 Pts	64-Core 670 41% 670 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 2761) 3GB CLim: 840 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.7% Poor	Lighting 39 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 47.6 32% 39.3 fps	MRender 27.4 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 21.3 23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 212 209 207 203 202 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 468 Write 425 Mixed 288 SusWrite 214 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 29.6 135% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 199 185% 288 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 108%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 931GB free Firmware: 02K0S8FA SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 444 430 417 424 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 444 Mixed 430 SusWrite 431 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 57.9 193% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 147 171% 294 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 465GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1214 870 870 870 871 868 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,697 Write 1,712 Mixed 1,569 SusWrite 927 332% 1,476 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 61.2 232% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,153 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 1042 761% 999 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 296%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 137 140 141 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 138 Write 128 Mixed 117 SusWrite 139 97% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.3 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%

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Typical MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT - $235

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	141x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	33x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	9x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	17x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16