Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.9% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '20 at 20:32
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 101 2-Core 198 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 454 48% 385 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% AMD(1002 00D0) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Lighting 22.9 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 19.8 19% 19.5 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 15.8 Splatting 20.1 14% 16.4 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 496GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 306 304 330 348 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 475 Write 400 Mixed 388 SusWrite 325 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 39.2 136% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 146 112% 153 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 132%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 22.5 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 13.5 17% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 147% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 65%
OCZ-AGILITY3 240GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 220GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 21 21 33 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 94%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 338GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 85 80 86 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 79 Write 108 Mixed 68 SusWrite 81.5 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 333GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 100 94 99 91 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 88.3 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 95.7 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 69%
Seagate BUP RD 5TB 1,206 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 30 Write 26.5 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 13.5 18% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 179% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Portable 4TB 3,750 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 23.7 Mixed 26 SusWrite 25.6 19% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 67%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 99 95 99 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 102 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 96.2 70% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 85%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 19 Write 11.2 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 3.9 14% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.2 158% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 4x4GB 727 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 17 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 131%

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

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	226x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	65x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	25x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	15x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	9x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $581

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