Asus Maximus IV Extreme

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics15.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Maximus IV Extreme  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130412
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 12 '17 at 14:46
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 223
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 442
59% 443 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 3100) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Lighting 20.4
Reflection 14
Parallax 17.6
17% 17.3 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 13.8
Splatting 18
12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT07B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 475
Write 130
Mixed 163
56% 256 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 9.31
76% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 25.1
DQ Write 72.9
DQ Mixed 9.4
19% 35.8 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
28GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 84.9
Write 101
Mixed 72.5
64% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.36
95% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT8GX3M2A1866C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.8% Very good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 22.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 20.1
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus IV Extreme Builds (Compare 317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $799
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HDDRAMUSB
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