Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.6% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150326
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '17 at 12:02
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 668 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 2980) 3GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 50.3 Parallax 66.3 46% 57.5 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 48.8 48% 60.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 21184 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 103 (B1) Unknown 98 98 16 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 50 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 82 (F1) Unknown 99 99 52641686252
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC96 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 85 85 213510789 (03) Spinup time 91 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3611 (05) Reallocated sector count 51 51 64400 (07) Seek error rate 72 64 8623351681 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 24246 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2310 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 2301 (BC) Unknown 100 97 420913217638 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 35 13319500660778 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2221 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 70 70 60597 (C2) HDA temperature 42 65 85899345962 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 28 17 213510789 (C5) Current pending sector count 98 87 336 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 98 87 336 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -10299331570334 (F1) Unknown 100 253 518880977 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1294058676	97.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 167 Mixed 159 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.06 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.16 84% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 113%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 156 6275 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9597 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 14 14 63214 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 264 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 28 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9590 (C2) HDA temperature 114 94 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54% Above average	Read 110 Write 78.1 Mixed 80.7 67% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.4 104% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 57%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 254GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 180 171 3958 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 162 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 36 36 46835 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 148 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 117 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 44 (C2) HDA temperature 108 87 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.3% Above average	Read 98.3 Write 90.6 Mixed 92.7 71% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.34 94% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 181GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 135 102 6241 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7326 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 18 18 60062 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 204 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 134 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 116 116 253440 (C2) HDA temperature 109 88 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.4% Below average	Read 67.3 Write 55.8 Mixed 44.9 42% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.29 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 49GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 90 194150322 (03) Spinup time 98 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7443 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 867155565 (09) Power-on hours count 37 37 55662 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 302 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 54 41 807993390 (C2) HDA temperature 46 59 85899345966 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 69 51 151988784 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 35 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	33.8% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 57.2 Mixed 57.2 44% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.31 74% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 35GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 87 203687550 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 13098 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 847113674 (09) Power-on hours count 17 17 72845 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 299 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 39 791216173 (C2) HDA temperature 45 61 85899345965 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 59 52 67725663 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	26.3% Poor	Read 49.5 Write 42 Mixed 45.5 34% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.06 4K Mixed 0.29 74% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.5 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 23.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 85%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE - $239

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	245x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	59x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	56x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	55x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	26x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	18x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	15x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	14x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $896

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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