Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Maximus IV Extreme-Z  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110527
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateAug 22 '17 at 03:15
Run Duration328 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 101
2-Core 198
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 503
57% 445 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
XFX(1682 3214) 3GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
39% Below average
Lighting 51
Reflection 34
Parallax 63.9
42% 49.6 fps
MRender 31.9
Gravity 49.5
Splatting 42
34% 41.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GF100-07 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
33.7% Below average
Read 62.6
Write 54.7
Mixed 40.8
39% 52.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.3
67% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 42%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB
29GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
4.58% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 5.6
Mixed 7.48
11% 10.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.81
4K Write 0.008
4K Mixed 0.005
11% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.58%
Great: 8%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
22GB free, PID 2312
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Read 19.6
Write 18.8
Mixed 19.4
25% 19.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.26
60% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT8GX3M2A2000C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.4% Average
MC Read 14
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13.8
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus IV Extreme-Z Builds (Compare 405 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $581
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