Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	87% 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.
Memory	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	44 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	23 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '19 at 00:39
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 617 69% 542 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 175 Reflection 190 Parallax 174 142% 180 fps	Gravity 174 Splatting 120 126% 147 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 120 106 98 104 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 478 Write 216 Mixed 280 SusWrite 107 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 52.7 183% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 41.3 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 59.1 56% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 124%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 430GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 81 79 74 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 96.2 Write 96 Mixed 71 SusWrite 76.3 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 99%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 111 109 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 85.3 Write 111 Mixed 72 SusWrite 108 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 67%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 220GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 81 81 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 87.7 Write 89.5 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 81.4 113% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 249GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 90 91 91 92 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 94.7 Write 74.2 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 90.8 91% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 86% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 279GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 34 42 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 39 Write 35 Mixed 29 SusWrite 39.2 48% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 22%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 321GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 37 35 37 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 35 Mixed 27 SusWrite 35.8 46% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 22%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 711GB free, PID 61f5 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 430 467 301 443 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	401% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 467 Mixed 440 SusWrite 386 602% 446 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 42.5 4,204% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 35.1 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 49.5 5,239% 61.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 401% Great: 411%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8213.C16FAD 4x16GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 23.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 21.1 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 79%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	535x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	173x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	100x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	27x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16