Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	183% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 12:49
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 778 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; RXT3090 Founders Edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 253 Reflection 312 Parallax 383 206% 316 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 267 Splatting 155 200% 258 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 4,485 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20004A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 359 352 358 351 361 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 823 Write 385 Mixed 447 SusWrite 355 112% 502 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 42.4 158% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 512 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 486 354% 462 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 142%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 73GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 390 221 172 145 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 430 Mixed 393 SusWrite 256 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 65.8 221% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 374GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 464 469 469 470 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 434 Mixed 394 SusWrite 467 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.4 221% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: ACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 186 186 186 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 164 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 186 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 33.1 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 32.6 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	535x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	173x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	100x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	27x

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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