Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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 Drive	91.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	44.2 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 00:43
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 as expected (57^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 60.5 2-Core 240 69% 128 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 720 69% 571 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.7% 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 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 190 Parallax 169 142% 178 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 174 Splatting 125 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 288 226 89 90 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 183 Mixed 292 SusWrite 171 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51.4 187% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 42.6 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 57.6 56% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 124%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 430GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 83 80 83 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 75.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 80.7 55% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 99%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 109 107 105 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 100 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 107 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 161% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.4% 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: 80 81 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 85.5 Write 86.5 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 81.4 110% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.6% 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 92 91 93 90 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 95 Write 92.5 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 91.2 99% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.7% 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 42 43 43 43 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 40.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 42.2 52% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.6% 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 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 36 Mixed 24 SusWrite 36.8 45% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.5% 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: 447 462 473 467 466 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	413% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 175 Mixed 308 SusWrite 463 457% 352 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 44.9 4,275% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 33.7 DQ Write 99.7 DQ Mixed 43.1 4,982% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 413% 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)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 23.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 24.8 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 79%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	539x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	173x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	100x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	27x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $719

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16