Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	82.4% 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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20110701
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '16 at 16:51
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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 i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 215 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 562 57% 461 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 9 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 128 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 48	82.4% Excellent	Read 478 Write 425 Mixed 317 90% 407 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 13.8 104% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 58 75% 134 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 253GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 170 5975 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12073 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 25809 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3734 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 192 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 163 163 113349 (C2) HDA temperature 123 104 27 (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 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44% Average	Read 77.7 Write 75.4 Mixed 60.7 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.17 65% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 67%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 290GB free, PID 5002 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	33% Below average	Read 75.3 Write 73.6 Mixed 69.7 93% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.24 76% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 152%
Multi Flash Reader 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 15GB free, PID 6369 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.3% Very poor	Read 17.8 Write 13.5 Mixed 12.2 18% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.63 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.92 90% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 10%
SanDisk Cruzer Fleur 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 5412 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	6.75% Terrible	Read 25.5 Write 7.21 Mixed 6.28 13% 13 MB/s	4K Read 5.97 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.03 24% 2.01 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.75% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 4x8GB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 81%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	226x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	65x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	25x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	15x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	9x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16