Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	180% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	11.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 08:14
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 228 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 683 64% 530 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 5988) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Lighting 92.7 Reflection 91.5 Parallax 80.7 76% 88.3 fps	MRender 83.2 Gravity 80.8 Splatting 72.4 64% 78.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 386 404 420 408 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,930 Write 910 Mixed 666 SusWrite 414 215% 980 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.3 181% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 453 346% 480 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 143GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 462 475 479 476 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 470 Mixed 415 SusWrite 460 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 44.8 161% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 349 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Micron_1 100_MTFDDAK2T0TB 2TB 1.5TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 80 80 80 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	181% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 246 Mixed 214 SusWrite 79.3 248% 183 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 25.9 2,402% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16.1 DQ Write 44.4 DQ Mixed 29.3 2,566% 29.9 MB/s

Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256G 256GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 11GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 258 Write 138 Mixed 168 SusWrite 79.3 197% 161 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 29.7 2,539% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 26.8 DQ Write 44.4 DQ Mixed 30.1 2,633% 33.8 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 259%
Samsung SSD 840 Series 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 135GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 79 80 80 80 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	167% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 71.8 Mixed 108 SusWrite 78.4 128% 101 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 20.1 2,128% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 44.4 DQ Mixed 22.7 2,370% 30.3 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 167%
Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512G 512GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 315GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 259 Write 206 Mixed 216 SusWrite 79.4 245% 190 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 29.3 2,546% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.9 DQ Write 44.4 DQ Mixed 33.6 2,753% 35 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 192%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 31.1 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 21.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 114%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	545x
Core i5-6600KIntel $120Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	174x
Core i7-7700KIntel $229Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	101x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	38x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	28x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $698

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406