Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics52.1% 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 Drive73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII GENE  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateOct 12 '20 at 20:03
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
60.8% Good
Memory 69.9
1-Core 77.7
2-Core 132
56% 93.4 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 564
50% 421 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Lighting 65.8
Reflection 66.7
Parallax 59.7
54% 64 fps
MRender 69.7
Gravity 62.1
Splatting 51.7
49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 277 324 311 312 319 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 328
Write 300
Mixed 268
SusWrite 295
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 54.1
4K Mixed 25.3
88% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 321
246% 335 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
143GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 301 343 325 326 336 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 333
Write 338
Mixed 325
SusWrite 312
74% 327 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 30
103% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 340
257% 345 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 133%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$76
6GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 77 70 68 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 80.7
Write 75.4
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 81.8
55% 74.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
62.8% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 19.5
66% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 15.3
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII GENE Builds (Compare 995 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: 70% - Good Total price: $925
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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