Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 11:19
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$197 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 180 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 474 52% 410 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Zotac(19DA 288A) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Lighting 21 Reflection 18 Parallax 20.5 17% 19.8 fps	MRender 24.8 Gravity 22.6 Splatting 0.2 11% 15.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SEMSOTECH240 240GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 95 58 57 73 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 482 Write 397 Mixed 394 SusWrite 90.1 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 27.3 118% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 44.3 83% 157 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 93%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 22GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 434 Mixed 314 91% 411 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 40.9 148% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 311 239% 327 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 179GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 158 158 159 160 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 101 Write 75.7 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 157 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 407GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 134 133 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 132 Write 123 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 132 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 64GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 75 72 73 74 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 78.5 Write 56.1 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 73 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 155GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 104 104 105 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 94.4 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 103 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 88%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 953GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 122 121 124 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 133 Write 122 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 122 147% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 1x8GB 1,440 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 8.1 25% 8.63 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 9.1 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 36: 6R 2G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	27%	30	202	134	70	0"	1920 1080	Default

History: Score 15: 3R 0G 0B | Score 31: 5R 2G 0B | Score 36: 6R 2G 0B

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Desktop 78%

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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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Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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