Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '20 at 22:02
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 100 2-Core 203 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 512 58% 457 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E411) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 109 Reflection 115 Parallax 244 89% 156 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 131 Splatting 160 113% 135 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 814GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 425 422 412 399 366 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 446 Mixed 399 SusWrite 406 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 43.5 142% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 290 239% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 145 144 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 164 Write 147 Mixed 117 SusWrite 144 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 85%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 142 143 142 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 138 Mixed 124 SusWrite 142 107% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 85%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 141 141 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 133 Write 127 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 140 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 85%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 888GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 11GB free, PID 2101 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 15 15 15 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	7.8% Terrible	Read 28 Write 23.5 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 13.8 27% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 16% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.8% Great: 16%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 177GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 24.8 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 25 34% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C7 2x4GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 65%

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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 $94Bench 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 $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