Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive87% 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 IV GENE-Z  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121109
Uptime5 Days
Run DateJan 25 '20 at 05:24
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 101
2-Core 192
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 460
49% 388 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 844D) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.35% Terrible
Lighting 2.57
Reflection 3.96
Parallax 1.72
2% 2.75 fps
MRender 3.81
Gravity 1.4
Splatting 4.78
3% 3.33 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.35%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 218 220 208 210 212 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 420
Write 277
Mixed 283
SusWrite 215
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 39.3
148% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 165
150% 230 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
1.5TB free
Firmware: SD19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 121 122 122 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 123
Write 65
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 121
67% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
49% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 14.9
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 49%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Maximus IV GENE-Z Builds (Compare 435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $666
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HDDRAMUSB
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