Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	227% 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 Drive	103% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 23:18
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 605 62% 501 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XT-$900 6,228 User benchmarks, average bench 220% PowerColor(148C 2423) ≥ 4GB Ram: 20GB, Driver: 23.9.1 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	227% Outstanding	Lighting 275 Reflection 349 Parallax 622 224% 415 fps	MRender 470 Gravity 238 Splatting 463 325% 391 fps
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 249%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 161 107 114 107 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 800 Write 517 Mixed 536 SusWrite 112 109% 491 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 43.3 148% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 314 264% 375 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 157%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 50GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 305 321 320 315 184 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 452 Mixed 431 SusWrite 295 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 53.4 175% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Avexir DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB 4x4GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 22.9 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	34"	1280 720	GBT3400 G34WQC

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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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	115x

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 $94Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	27x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16