Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120302
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '23 at 15:40
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 89.5 2-Core 168 70% 116 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 417 36% 305 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 83F6) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.44 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 36.6 Parallax 49.3 31% 41.4 fps	MRender 49 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 37.7 36% 44.7 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 107 109 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 384 Write 142 Mixed 188 SusWrite 107 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 30.4 108% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 150 113% 152 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 82%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 171 175 177 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 171 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 173 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 487% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 101 104 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 111 Write 114 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 100 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 998GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 84 86 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 75.3 Write 40.1 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 85.6 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3-2133 4x4GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 79%

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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	60	60	27"	1280 720	SAM079D S27A950D

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Typical Maximus IV GENE-Z Builds (Compare 435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - $150

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	180x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	102x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	34x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	19x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $666

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16