Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 14:39
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 223 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 566 55% 452 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 194 Parallax 202 144% 190 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 183 Splatting 128 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 36 36 37 37 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 316GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 240 253 251 241 225 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 210 Write 186 Mixed 379 SusWrite 235 57% 252 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 38.4 133% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 285 227% 316 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 196 201 200 203 203 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 117 Mixed 338 SusWrite 197 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 60.2 194% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 580 372% 428 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 577GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 115 Write 108 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 98.5 70% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 145 152 153 154 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 114 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 149 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 145 150 152 150 155 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 103 Write 113 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 148 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.7 216% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 90%
SABRENT 4TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 179 179 181 176 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 258 Write 259 Mixed 230 SusWrite 178 311% 231 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 24.9 2,130% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 22.9 DQ Write 44.7 DQ Mixed 28.6 2,578% 32.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 235%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 9.9 16 16 17 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 23 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 14.7 31% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.6 103% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.6 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 77%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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