Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.2% 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	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z (all builds)
Memory	0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '16 at 23:53
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$190 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 108 2-Core 209 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 551 56% 456 Pts	64-Core 552 34% 552 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8423) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Lighting 25 Reflection 23.3 Parallax 29.9 20% 26 fps	MRender 32 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 24.1 23% 28.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 632GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance (0^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 348 Write 314 Mixed 266 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 1.14 24% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.95 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 1.3 15% 31.2 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 445%
Ocz-agil ITY3 51GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 45GB free Firmware: 2.25 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 197 Write 79.8 Mixed 91.4 27% 123 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 15 58% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 71.5 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 6.76 27% 59.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 1x2GB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1 of 4 slots used 2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.73 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 7.4 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 29%

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

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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 $28Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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