Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive303% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 98.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 280
98% 175 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 716
73% 589 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1274 1024 972 929 887 833 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 2,199
Write 1,749
Mixed 750
SusWrite 986
316% 1,421 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 203
4K Mixed 78.6
291% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,597
DQ Write 1,375
DQ Mixed 1,168
962% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 303%
Great: 302%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$223
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 180 179 177 178 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 215
Mixed 105
SusWrite 177
131% 178 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 1.2
277% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 42.7
MC Write 43.2
MC Mixed 31.4
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 34.1
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 43.7
92% 43.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 111%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 995 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: 68% - Good Total price: $944
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HDDRAMUSB
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