Asus Maximus IV Extreme

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV Extreme (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130412
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '23 at 17:59
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 173 73% 122 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 444 47% 378 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.2% Very good	Lighting 97.6 Reflection 116 Parallax 103 80% 106 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 100 Splatting 90 78% 96.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 478 Write 407 Mixed 415 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 44 143% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 115 86% 114 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 55GB free Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 484 Write 427 Mixed 12.4 67% 308 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 27.3 80% 20.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 92.6 Write 88.6 Mixed 33.2 52% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 77%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 82GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 84.3 Write 86.7 Mixed 47.7 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 029E CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 029E CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 029E CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.2% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 18.6 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM041D SyncMaster

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Gaming 73%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	155x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	38x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	19x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	19x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	9x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	8x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 2,445 samples	8x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $644

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16