Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	185% 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	81.8% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 16:05
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 96.3 2-Core 183 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 496 52% 415 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 264 Reflection 236 Parallax 285 215% 262 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 232 Splatting 168 187% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 135 142 132 129 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 459 Write 238 Mixed 335 SusWrite 137 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 39.6 132% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 312 234% 314 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 931GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 451 450 455 459 464 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 446 Mixed 411 SusWrite 456 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 41.7 129% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 368 277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X4GBA1600C9V4 4x4GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 1R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	22%	27	108	5	60	29.8"	2560 1600	DEL4065 DELL U3011

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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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: 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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16