Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	16GB 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 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '18 at 04:49
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 95.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 186 76% 128 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 552 53% 438 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,917 Write 5,151 Mixed 5,203 1,209% 5,424 MB/s	4K Read 506 4K Write 277 4K Mixed 332 1,340% 372 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 812 DQ Mixed 888 682% 934 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 136GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 76 77 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 95 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 76.8 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 904GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 85 86 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 78.5 Write 82.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 84.3 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 57%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 962GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 84 87 91 85 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 108 Write 96.7 Mixed 82 SusWrite 87 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 109%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 2GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.29% Terrible	Read 19 Write 7.7 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 7.5 13% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.9 112% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.29% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 4,968 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 22.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 79%

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

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Desktop 78%

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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 $139Bench 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: $590

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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