Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics161% 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 Drive358% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory50.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateMar 26 '19 at 15:51
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 as expected (49th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 234
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 633
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000
Nvidia(10DE 12BA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 231
Parallax 228
178% 225 fps
MRender 280
Gravity 235
Splatting 150
174% 222 fps
Poor: 136%
This bench: 161%
Great: 173%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1697 1729 1987 2112 2117 2086 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
358% Outstanding
Read 2,460
Write 2,232
Mixed 1,323
SusWrite 1,954
447% 1,993 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 81.1
278% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,310
DQ Write 1,109
DQ Mixed 1,194
899% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 358%
Great: 425%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 3TB
786GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 102 101 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 85
Write 79.2
Mixed 34.7
SusWrite 101
55% 74.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer 2GB
2GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6 6 5.7 6 6.1 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
5.99% Terrible
Read 20.2
Write 3.3
Mixed 2.7
SusWrite 5.9
8% 8.03 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.99%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3000C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.9% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 23.1
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 21.6
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 127%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

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