Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics2.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Maximus IV GENE-Z  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '22 at 18:35
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 210
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 416
54% 408 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz)
Asus(1043 844D) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
2.12% Terrible
Lighting 2.5
Reflection 3.2
Parallax 1.8
2% 2.5 fps
MRender 3.5
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 3.2
2% 2.77 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.12%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253E2001T 1TB
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1230A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 433 438 419 417 420 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 483
Write 426
Mixed 400
SusWrite 425
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 23.8
105% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 47.5
95% 185 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 105%
ASMT 2115 64GB
53GB free, PID 1153
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 158 111 110 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 233
Write 201
Mixed 204
SusWrite 134
255% 193 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 25.2
4K Mixed 14
1,392% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 12.7
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 16.7
1,520% 18.7 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 144%
Great: 146%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 19.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus IV GENE-Z Builds (Compare 435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $662
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HDDRAMUSB
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