Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive100% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 13 '19 at 19:04
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 822
87% 698 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 153
Parallax 142
120% 148 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 143
Splatting 111
99% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$33
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1115D0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 65 103 103 121 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 1,321
Write 936
Mixed 544
SusWrite 112
161% 728 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 14.1
105% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 99.4
DQ Mixed 130
125% 206 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 100%
Great: 228%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
391GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 134 135 135 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 134
Write 132
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 134
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77%
Great: 109%
USB Flash Disk 64GB
36GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 24 22 22 22 23 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
22.5% Poor
Read 87
Write 64.2
Mixed 14
SusWrite 21.1
54% 46.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 2
133% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.3% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.1
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 23.7
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 99%

 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: 70% - Good Total price: $929
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