Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '22 at 10:36
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 445 59% 443 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.7% Good	Lighting 77.1 Reflection 85.3 Parallax 76.2 63% 79.5 fps	MRender 79.2 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 66.5 59% 73.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 467 Write 452 Mixed 370 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 53.9 178% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 369 277% 369 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 262GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 59 Mixed 36.1 36% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 14.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 51%

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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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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