Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	88.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141002
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '18 at 21:59
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 86.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 198 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 600 63% 504 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 228 219 186 277 257 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 425 Write 326 Mixed 296 SusWrite 234 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.7 149% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 144 138% 211 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 97%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 231GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 458 437 425 307 309 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 687 Write 576 Mixed 425 SusWrite 397 117% 521 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 58.4 214% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 640 DQ Mixed 686 520% 702 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 236%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 21GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 94 126 127 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 133 Write 128 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 111 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 83%
WD Black 3TB (2012)-$205 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 91GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 114 116 115 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 115 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 686GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 180 180 177 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 129 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 179 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 96%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 65GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 119 121 121 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 73.3 Write 74.3 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 120 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 83%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 203GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 62 62 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 71.2 Write 83.8 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 62.5 51% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/8GX 9905403-442.A00LF 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.9% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.6 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 51%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE - $239

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	247x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	59x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	56x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	56x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	26x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	18x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	15x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	14x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $881

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16