Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120302
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '17 at 12:18
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 214 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 544 59% 466 Pts	64-Core 558 34% 558 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 109 Reflection 116 Parallax 98.2 89% 108 fps	Gravity 99.9 Splatting 101 89% 100 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4912 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 88 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 113 (AE) Unknown 100 100 28 (B4) Unknown 0 0 8219 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 58 180388626461 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 25916937949 (F7) Unknown 100 100 817991866 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2780600280	85% Excellent	Read 484 Write 420 Mixed 450 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 28.2 81% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 52.9 112% 229 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS5C302 2TB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 244GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 97 (03) Spinup time 134 134 34386477465 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2218 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 148 148 28 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9591 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 532 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2266 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2266 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 188979478555 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	68.7% Good	Read 118 Write 121 Mixed 115 89% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.34 86% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 62GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 176 4025 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4642 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12439 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1484 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 745 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3896 (C2) HDA temperature 120 96 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	50.6% Above average	Read 91.4 Write 84.7 Mixed 72.1 62% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.35 95% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 87%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	66x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	55x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
S510 120GBAdataBench 67%, 690 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	8x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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