Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	67.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.5% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '23 at 01:18
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 79.2 2-Core 146 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 366 37% 302 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.8% Good	Lighting 88.8 Reflection 84.1 Parallax 76.4 72% 83.1 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 72.2 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 286 300 278 287 291 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 459 Write 433 Mixed 333 SusWrite 297 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 34.7 115% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 228 176% 242 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 419GB free Firmware: M3CR046 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 310 389 360 378 310 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 365 Write 419 Mixed 365 SusWrite 348 85% 374 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 37 126% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 162 150% 231 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 125%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 720GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 102 110 111 109 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 84.5 Write 80.5 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 109 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 67%
Lexar JumpDrive Triton USB 3.0 16GB-$60 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 15GB free, PID a203 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 33 32 33 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 51.7 Write 32.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 32.5 43% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.3 31% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL7-2GBXM 04CD F3-12800CL7-4GBXH 04CD F3-12800CL7-2GBXM 04CD F3-12800CL7-4GBXH 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.5% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 48%

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Gaming 58%

Gunboat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 47%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	226x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	65x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	25x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	15x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	9x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16