Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (49%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111019
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 21:37
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 73.3 1-Core 86.3 2-Core 157 62% 105 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 219 21% 174 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2091 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 60.2 59% 66.8 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 69.9 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE300000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 14 6.8 29 12 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.9% Poor	Read 219 Write 29.5 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 18.4 17% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 11.6 36% 11 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 55.8 DQ Mixed 38.7 40% 68 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 18 18 16 17 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 16 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 17.8 17% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 43%
G-drive USB 3TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: 2203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 20 21 23 19 21 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 18 Write 18 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 21.2 14% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 60GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 55 55 53 52 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	28% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 48.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 60.4 32% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 58% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 184GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 53 53 52 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 48.4 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 52.6 31% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 10.6 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 79%

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

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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	67x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	56x
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 $139Bench 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	10x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $590

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16