Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.3% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 07 '19 at 08:27
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 287
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 796
78% 640 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 141
Parallax 118
100% 127 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 127
Splatting 104
89% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 225 213 203 210 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 405
Write 259
Mixed 257
SusWrite 207
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 47.7
186% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 254
192% 259 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
307GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 471 473 454 458 456 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 456
Mixed 389
SusWrite 465
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 69.4
238% 88.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 137%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50
154GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 106 111 111 111 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 138
Write 125
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 111
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 31.5
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 31.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 117%

 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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