Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 10:06
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 (94^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 197 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 392 52% 391 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8572) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.57% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 4.5 4% 4.43 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.57% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,110 Write 4,149 Mixed 4,299 1,006% 4,519 MB/s	4K Read 265 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 185 731% 208 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 577 DQ Mixed 625 489% 681 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 868GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 137 Write 155 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 113 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.3 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 75%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 523GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 27 27 26 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 18.9 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 26.1 33% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 1,822 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 13.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	ACI22F7 ASUS MS228

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $666

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