Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '16 at 15:23
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 249
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 486
53% 420 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.4% Very good
Lighting 97.9
Reflection 102
Parallax 92.5
80% 97.6 fps
MRender 86.3
Gravity 89
Splatting 73
67% 82.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 478
Mixed 477
108% 485 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 40.2
164% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 146
157% 263 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 25.8
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 24.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 995 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $929
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