Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.7% 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 Drive110% 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.
MotherboardAsus Maximus IV GENE-Z  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 20:19
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
88% 154 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 603
64% 510 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Asus(1043 85D9) 2GB; strix 2gb
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.7% Poor
Lighting 37.2
Reflection 26.1
Parallax 32.1
30% 31.8 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 33.7
Splatting 32.8
28% 35 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 28%
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 844D) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.35% Terrible
Lighting 2.57
Reflection 4
Parallax 1.72
2% 2.76 fps
MRender 3.86
Gravity 1.4
Splatting 4.74
3% 3.33 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.35%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 448 479 481 483 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 465
Mixed 302
SusWrite 470
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 39.3
154% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 161
175% 293 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
338GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 143 127 155 151 153 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 39.3
Write 67.7
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 146
59% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 22.7
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus IV GENE-Z Builds (Compare 435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $666
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