Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.6% 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 Drive82.7% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '18 at 06:17
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 135
2-Core 251
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 760
75% 612 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.6% Outstanding
Lighting 111
Reflection 153
Parallax 131
90% 132 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 140
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC01.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 256 268 294 294 295 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 456
Write 271
Mixed 235
SusWrite 276
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 30.1
122% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 48.5
89% 174 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 91%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$64
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01KF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 157 159 159 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 153
Mixed 92.3
SusWrite 156
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 171 170 173 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 164
Mixed 106
SusWrite 170
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.9% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 15.8
52% 18 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 108%

 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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