Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 200%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 172%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics234% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive337% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '22 at 06:29
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 135
2-Core 263
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 707
69% 568 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti
MSI(1462 5090) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
234% Outstanding
Lighting 349
Reflection 295
Parallax 341
284% 328 fps
MRender 382
Gravity 306
Splatting 203
233% 297 fps
Poor: 205%
This bench: 234%
Great: 247%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1884 1942 1979 2076 2055 2056 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
337% Outstanding
Read 2,247
Write 2,098
Mixed 1348
SusWrite 1,998
432% 1,923 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 64.7
240% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,332
DQ Write 1,010
DQ Mixed 1,126
854% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 337%
Great: 488%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 98 100 84 99 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
47% Average
Read 71.2
Write 48.5
Mixed 48.4
SusWrite 92.1
48% 65.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47%
Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
67GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 179 178 184 178 179 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 50.9
Write 90.9
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 181
64% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 40.3
MC Write 43.2
MC Mixed 34.9
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 47.8
SC Mixed 31
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 110%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 994 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $939
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