Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	18.2% 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	94.2% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '18 at 17:57
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 121 2-Core 240 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 617 68% 539 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% EVGA(3842 2753) CLim: 1489 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Lighting 22.6 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 19 18% 19.9 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 22.1 Splatting 19 18% 22.2 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 722 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1101 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 71 (AD) Unknown 100 100 655392 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 275 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2565	94.2% Outstanding	Read 523 Write 479 Mixed 498 112% 500 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 13.6 111% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 12.7 82% 189 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 708GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897026233 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1289 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 554 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 964 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1289 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1289 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 184684838944 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	79.7% Very good	Read 153 Write 125 Mixed 149 108% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.18 75% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C8 2x4GB 2,902 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.8% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20.3 64% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 78%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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