Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 09:13
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 196 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 389 52% 390 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 476 Write 416 Mixed 254 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 40.9 136% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 256 213% 308 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 21GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 49 49 50 49 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 139 Write 67 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 48.9 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 233GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 122 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 119 Write 114 Mixed 79 SusWrite 121 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 6R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	20%	70	250	165	60	0"	1920 1080

History: Score 43: 5R 4G 6B | Score 44: 6R 3G 5B

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - $150

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	180x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	102x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	34x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	19x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	9x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $662

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16