Asus Maximus III GENE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus III GENE (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 11:27
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 77.7 2-Core 146 65% 105 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 350 39% 305 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 62.1 53% 65.5 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 56.9 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 87 94 95 99 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 106 Write 97.8 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 94.9 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 65%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 305GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 78 78 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 71.3 Write 74 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 77.7 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	40.5% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 11.1 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 50%

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Typical Maximus III GENE Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Raft

Motherboard: Asus Maximus III GENE

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	21x
Core i5 760Intel $100Bench 64%, 34,495 samples	21x
Core i5-750Intel $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
SSD-69D03092M-T 80GBBench 32%, 84 samples	5x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	45x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	28x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	7x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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