Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.3% 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	119% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 08:06
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 600 80% 600 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 39.3 Parallax 52.1 34% 44.6 fps	MRender 54.1 Gravity 49.4 Splatting 36.2 37% 46.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 512 92 94 95 84 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 964 Write 858 Mixed 564 SusWrite 162 142% 637 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.9 159% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 657 DQ Mixed 368 317% 455 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 182%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 667GB free Firmware: HPM6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 101 101 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 90.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 101 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.9 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 65%
Verbatim STORE N GO 1GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 1e23, VERBATIM STORE N GO Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	4.42% Terrible	Read 10.7 Write 5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 5.6 8% 6.7 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.42% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 28.1 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 26.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 85%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	534x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	173x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	99x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	27x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16