Asus Maximus III GENE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Maximus III GENE  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 11 '18 at 19:30
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 K 875-$180
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 104
2-Core 202
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 520
53% 430 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 440
Asus(1043 83A4) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
4.02% Terrible
Lighting 4.97
Reflection 5.77
Parallax 3.94
4% 4.89 fps
MRender 6.71
Gravity 4.93
Splatting 3.52
4% 5.06 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.02%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2.5TB (2011)-$80
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 88 88 100 96 97 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 95.7
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 87.6
64% 86.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
41.4% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 12.3
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus III GENE Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus Maximus III GENE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $565
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