Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive218% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 01:14
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Memory 98.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 269
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 744
80% 639 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Dell(1028 2B22) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.99% Terrible
Lighting 7.53
Reflection 7.46
Parallax 5.84
6% 6.95 fps
MRender 7.24
Gravity 5.27
Splatting 7.96
6% 6.82 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.99%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$200
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1098 1043 1088 1074 1083 1076 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,225
Write 1,225
Mixed 677
SusWrite 1,077
236% 1,051 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 54.1
206% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,041
DQ Write 795
DQ Mixed 847
652% 894 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 218%
Great: 237%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110
238GB free
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 850 854 853 849 849 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
197% Outstanding
Read 1,060
Write 858
Mixed 576
SusWrite 851
187% 836 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 58.4
205% 79.4 MB/s
DQ Read 858
DQ Write 884
DQ Mixed 704
575% 815 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 197%
Great: 215%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
64.6% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 16
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 19.1
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 44.3
90% 44.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 1,001 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $715
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