Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54% 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)
Boot Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 03:49
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 500 66% 497 Pts	64-Core 495 31% 495 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 61.8 56% 66.3 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 54.5 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 110GB free Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 13136 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3348 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 90 (AE) Unknown 100 100 116 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 51 210454511652 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 25 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 9155094424 (F7) Unknown 100 100 43788653 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1092483214	97.5% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 329 Mixed 401 92% 416 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 35.7 153% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 50.7 91% 174 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 97%
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4162000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8890 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2239 (A5) Unknown 100 100 433923163550 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 54 (A8) Unknown 100 100 31 (A9) Unknown 100 100 676 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 9 (AE) Unknown 100 100 67 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 47 72 309239152693 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 4441014797322 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4263 (EA) Unknown 100 100 13853 (F1) Unknown 253 253 10987 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6269 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	65% Good	Read 483 Write 216 Mixed 240 69% 313 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 14.5 96% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 28.2 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 37.7 48% 80.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 104%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 170 4308 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9192 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11639 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3382 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 103 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 23121 (C2) HDA temperature 118 110 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	83.1% Excellent	Read 141 Write 148 Mixed 140 108% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.34 4K Mixed 0.29 113% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 86%
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB 6,863 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 253GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 233 232 3316 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8848 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15720 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3497 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65537 (BE) vendor-specific 65 52 589430819 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 133 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8714 (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	68.4% Good	Read 128 Write 110 Mixed 118 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 3.09 4K Mixed 0.54 155% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 80%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 183 Write 173 Mixed 138 207% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.69 4K Write 4.54 4K Mixed 0.65 183% 2.29 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 35.1 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 27.8 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	535x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	173x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	100x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	27x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $939

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 $177	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