Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97% 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	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.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '22 at 09:49
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 249 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 610 65% 517 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 74.2 Parallax 67.4 56% 70.3 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 70 Splatting 66.3 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LM240HCGR-00003 240GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXT3003Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 234 243 245 245 245 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 249 Mixed 280 SusWrite 239 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.7 163% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 244 201% 291 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 100%
Intel SSDSC2BB800H4 800GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 745GB free Firmware: D2010380 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 411 430 448 445 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 350 Write 448 Mixed 331 SusWrite 424 88% 388 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 38.4 143% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 261 197% 266 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 2x8GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 28.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 29 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 97%

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

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	539x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	173x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	100x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	27x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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