Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics152% 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.
Boot Drive99.4% 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.
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 VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 00:57
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 744
69% 577 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gigabyte(1458 37AC) ≥ 4GB; GV-N208TWF3OC-11GC
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
152% Outstanding
Lighting 211
Reflection 228
Parallax 240
172% 226 fps
MRender 246
Gravity 205
Splatting 133
152% 195 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 152%
Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 1TB-$500
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 398 421 277 348 307 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 399
Mixed 342
SusWrite 354
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 43.5
151% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 208
177% 258 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
PNY 8GBF2X04HEEE35-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.7
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.4
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 77%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 993 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $939
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