Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '21 at 02:41
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 231
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 595
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.11.1
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.2% Above average
Lighting 66.2
Reflection 63.6
Parallax 90.3
54% 73.4 fps
MRender 65.6
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 47.4
49% 61.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
255GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1616 1014 596 597 595 596 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,096
Write 1976
Mixed 1,450
SusWrite 836
356% 1,589 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 74.1
241% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,302
DQ Write 1,014
DQ Mixed 1,125
851% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 262%
Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 159 167 173 175 179 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 391
Write 165
Mixed 233
SusWrite 173
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 23.2
104% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 299
220% 291 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 124%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114
309GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 85 84 86 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 88.7
Write 88.1
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 84.4
60% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 30.9
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 33.5
SC Mixed 23.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 993 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: 69% - Good Total price: $939
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