Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics114% 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.
Boot Drive225% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '21 at 19:50
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 702
75% 598 Pts
64-Core 728
45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 226
Parallax 155
116% 174 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 181
Splatting 129
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SKHynix_HFS512GD9TNG-L5B0B 512GB
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80750C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 862 695 698 710 717 720 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1,640
Write 1,260
Mixed 680
SusWrite 734
240% 1,078 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 58.1
226% 88.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,128
DQ Write 922
DQ Mixed 804
662% 951 MB/s
Poor: 111%
This bench: 225%
Great: 225%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
75.6% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.2
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 995 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $929
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