Asus Maximus IV Extreme

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	70.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV Extreme (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130412
Uptime	32.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '18 at 23:23
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	CAN-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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 98.1 2-Core 198 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 513 58% 452 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 4.5TB free Firmware: 040B Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 156 Write 106 Mixed 109 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 8.26 4K Mixed 0.49 6% 3.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1.67 DQ Write 6.96 DQ Mixed 0.35 1% 3 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 18%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 518 Write 493 Mixed 510 113% 507 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 2.24 50% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 18.4 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 10.5 44% 89.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 237%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 145 145 9725 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6869 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 38 38 45849 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1800 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 108 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 146 146 163108 (C2) HDA temperature 117 74 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59.3% Above average	Read 116 Write 90.4 Mixed 97.2 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.59 4K Mixed 0.29 108% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 55%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 175 6050 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15316 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 9 9 66851 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 233 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 99 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 159 159 124752 (C2) HDA temperature 117 91 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 8	31.6% Below average	Read 58.3 Write 51.4 Mixed 44.8 38% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.27 76% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 55%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 497GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 117 (03) Spinup time 127 127 38686228903 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1871 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 7 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 33 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 69366 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 249 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6874 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6874 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 249109413923 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 9 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 24	47.3% Average	Read 79.7 Write 85 Mixed 88.2 64% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.37 90% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 61%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 391GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 4316 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9067 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 44 44 41013 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 674 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 192 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8876 (C2) HDA temperature 110 85 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 95.4 Mixed 103 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.43 127% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 76%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 308GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 158 157 7091 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8664 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 38 38 45836 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 546 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 56 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8664 (C2) HDA temperature 117 92 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.6% Average	Read 77 Write 78 Mixed 78.6 59% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.25 77% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 51%
ADATA HV620 2TB 747 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 528GB free, PID a31a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 32.1 Write 26.3 Mixed 8.73 26% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 0.34 4K Mixed 0.19 20% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT8GX3M2A2000C9 2x4GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 78%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	155x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	38x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	19x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	19x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	9x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	8x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 2,445 samples	8x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $644

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16