Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.7% 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	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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '19 at 23:56
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 570 77% 573 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 195 Parallax 191 147% 189 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 188 Splatting 125 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 960GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 88GB free Firmware: CS13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 465 467 222 316 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 462 Mixed 372 SusWrite 364 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 38.5 155% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 28.2 88% 189 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 100%
Samsung SSD 250GB 2,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 299 294 292 296 293 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 296 Mixed 282 SusWrite 296 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 36.7 169% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 28.2 94% 205 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 126%
Micron_1 100_MTFDDAK2T0TB 2TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 319GB free Firmware: M0M SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 465 359 272 274 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 146 Write 444 Mixed 375 SusWrite 341 75% 327 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 36.1 139% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 26.2 84% 181 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 98%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 305GB free, PID ab28 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 100 100 103 105 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 48.3 Write 78 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 101 102% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 145% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 56%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 305GB free, PID ab28 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 106 113 114 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 43 Write 94 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 110 110% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 177% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 34.5 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

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

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	536x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	173x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	100x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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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Total price: $925

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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