Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive253% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 09 '20 at 04:22
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7350K-$40
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 229
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 353
48% 355 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 85C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 75.3
Reflection 77.1
Parallax 67.5
61% 73.3 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 73.5
59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00A00 256GB
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1213 404 405 406 407 408 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 2,154
Write 2,172
Mixed 1,455
SusWrite 540
353% 1,580 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 82.5
278% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 996
DQ Write 1,154
DQ Mixed 1,143
842% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 253%
Great: 259%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 177 178 179 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 170
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 176
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Kingmax Flash Disk 8GB
3GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 11 9.9 11 10 11 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
5.36% Terrible
Read 14.8
Write 7
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 10.2
12% 9.32 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.36%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.4% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 24.9
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.2
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 1,002 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $720
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