Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	243% 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.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 18:25
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$272 482,067 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 99% 174 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 769 87% 667 Pts	64-Core 778 52% 778 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$210 406,996 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 62.1 57% 67.9 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 72.3 56% 71.4 fps
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 190,834 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 329 327 329 327 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,154 Write 1,433 Mixed 602 SusWrite 396 252% 1,146 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 65.7 264% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 1,279 DQ Mixed 859 738% 1,076 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 234%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$100 56,606 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 118GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 234 235 235 235 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 473 Mixed 346 SusWrite 252 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 63.8 228% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 330 258% 354 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 32.7 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 35.3 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 47.9 83% 47.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 100%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 78%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $272Bench 84%, 482,067 samples	615x
Core i5-6600KIntel $188Bench 80%, 297,541 samples	202x
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 88%, 484,815 samples	106x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 786,866 samples	152x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,029,341 samples	151x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 136%, 604,866 samples	81x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 104%, 744,297 samples	70x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 615,795 samples	54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $105Bench 114%, 367,037 samples	42x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 83%, 417,739 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 377,979 samples	26x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 84%, 25,630 samples	24x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,073

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $208	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $47	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16