Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 8 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '17 at 12:45
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (100th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
87% 152 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 617
65% 518 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 192
Reflection 199
Parallax 193
156% 194 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 190
Splatting 134
125% 154 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
247GB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 104
Write 128
Mixed 79.9
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.32
80% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 18.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 21.1
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 Builds (Compare 239 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 GENE-Z/GEN3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $580
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