Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151110
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateApr 24 '17 at 19:25
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 55%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 210
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 747
67% 565 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70% Very good
Lighting 86.2
Reflection 94.5
Parallax 79.8
70% 86.9 fps
MRender 84.3
Gravity 82.9
Splatting 86.7
70% 84.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$149
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 177
Write 132
Mixed 384
52% 231 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 22.6
141% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 44.7
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 22.3
32% 56.6 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 237%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
354GB free, PID 0200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 86.6
Write 86.6
Mixed 83.3
110% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.21
65% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
70.3% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.8
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 14.8
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 89.9
44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 993 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: 69% - Good Total price: $939
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