Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	199% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '22 at 22:26
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 114 2-Core 222 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 479 54% 424 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 1262 1119 831 584 576 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,716 Write 1,276 Mixed 772 SusWrite 874 258% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 41.7 157% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 917 DQ Write 371 DQ Mixed 446 382% 578 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 283%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 75GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 116 84 85 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 435 Write 380 Mixed 372 SusWrite 112 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 37.5 136% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 255 205% 287 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 92%
Spcc Solid State Disk 480GB 3,502 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 159GB free Firmware: Q1115A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 244 99 19 81 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 435 Write 413 Mixed 348 SusWrite 140 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 20.3 107% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 1 66% 153 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 104%
WD easystore 25FC 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 115 109 115 108 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 170 Write 99 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 112 148% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.6 251% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	62.8% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 114%

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

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	539x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	173x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	116x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	100x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	27x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $720

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