Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive82.5% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII GENE  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20151028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 16 '17 at 20:16
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 243
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 623
66% 526 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)
58.6% Above average
Lighting 72
Reflection 71.2
Parallax 62
59% 68.4 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 68.1
Splatting 73.4
59% 71.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 492
Write 339
Mixed 349
87% 393 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 20.9
124% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 38.9
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 20.3
50% 97.9 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 118%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
126GB free
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 2,371
Write 1,161
Mixed 1,270
352% 1,601 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 34
214% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 481
DQ Write 372
DQ Mixed 173
198% 342 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 247%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
500GB free
Firmware: CC3E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Read 96.6
Write 33.7
Mixed 52.5
46% 60.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 0.82
4K Mixed 0.35
71% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.4% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 21
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII GENE Builds (Compare 436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE - $239

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $896
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