Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '17 at 13:55
Run Duration	312 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 196 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 385 51% 383 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 2992) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 382.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.6% Poor	Lighting 4.33 Reflection 123 Parallax 111 4% 79.6 fps	MRender 92.8 Gravity 105 Splatting 96.3 80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 83%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 78.6 Reflection 135 Parallax 197 64% 137 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 173 Splatting 125 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14151 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 431 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 85 85 450 (AE) Unknown 100 100 68 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2580 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 58 180389740579 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 85 85 15 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 31923341055 (F7) Unknown 100 100 683035733 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2504951911	83% Excellent	Read 521 Write 394 Mixed 283 88% 399 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 20.1 105% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 36.9 61% 117 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 113%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 440GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 177 5791 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8978 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 28319 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 713 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 127 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8850 (C2) HDA temperature 118 110 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	56.2% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 96.1 Mixed 96.7 74% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.2 73% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 44GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 123 112 6841 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4773 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 27 27 53812 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 728 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 276 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 129 129 213483 (C2) HDA temperature 110 101 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 5 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	27.8% Poor	Read 48.9 Write 47.5 Mixed 47.1 36% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.27 88% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 57%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 34GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 198 195 6895 (03) Spinup time 184 178 5800 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10034 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 60 60 29687 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 719 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 145 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9888 (C2) HDA temperature 117 110 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	68.8% Good	Read 114 Write 126 Mixed 87.2 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.21 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 88%
Lexar CF USB_3_0 Read 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 15GB free, PID b050 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 22.4 Mixed 26.1 33% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.34 4K Write 0.05 4K Mixed 0.05 27% 2.14 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 33%
ST310005 24AS 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 5GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 26.3 Mixed 28.2 36% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.49 70% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 1,027 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 62%

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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 $76Bench 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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $662

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16