Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory17.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '17 at 06:31
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 156
2-Core 311
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 612
8-Core 619
82% 616 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 100%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 157
Parallax 127
121% 144 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 143
Splatting 111
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial_CT128MX100SSD1 1TB
54GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Read 189
Write 150
Mixed 142
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.03
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.29
2% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 17%
Samsung 830 64GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM02B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 484
Write 118
Mixed 231
60% 278 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 16.8
85% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 54.6
DQ Mixed 44.1
64% 127 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 63%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
12GB free
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 528
Write 176
Mixed 248
69% 317 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 23.1
89% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 36.1
DQ Mixed 25.7
32% 58.7 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-2400C15-8GNT GEIL CL16-16-16 D4-2400 F4-2133C15-4GNT GEIL CL16-16-16 D4-2400 20GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 27.5
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 33.5
SC Mixed 26
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 1,001 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $724
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HDDRAMUSB
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