Asus Maximus III GENE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Maximus III GENE  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100722
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 21 '18 at 09:29
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 760-$100
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 93.6
1-Core 73.9
2-Core 149
65% 105 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 294
39% 293 Pts
64-Core 289
18% 289 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 555
Nvidia(10DE 0958) 1GB
CLim: 736 MHz, MLim: 957 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 14
Reflection 16.6
Parallax 12
11% 14.2 fps
MRender 18.4
Gravity 13.8
Splatting 14.5
13% 15.6 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
536GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 94.7
Write 79
Mixed 28.5
49% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.52
112% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 65%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB
20GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
7.87% Terrible
Read 20.7
Write 6.45
Mixed 8.11
12% 11.8 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0.83
4K Mixed 1.23
84% 1.98 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.87%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.8% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 7.7
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 8.6
26% 9.03 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus III GENE Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus Maximus III GENE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $550
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