Asus Maximus III GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32% 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 Drive	62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus III GENE (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '21 at 16:31
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 650-$70 42,063 User benchmarks, average bench 46% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 78 1-Core 88.3 2-Core 154 63% 107 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 239 28% 216 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Zotac(19DA 2255) 2GB CLim: 1407 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32% Below average	Lighting 35.7 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 56.9 29% 45 fps	MRender 56.3 Gravity 45.4 Splatting 39.5 38% 47.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 547GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 71 79 80 78 76 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.9% Good	Read 248 Write 239 Mixed 223 SusWrite 74.5 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 43.7 145% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 45 DQ Write 99.2 DQ Mixed 60.8 50% 68.3 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 137%
WDC WD40EFAX-68JH4N0 4TB 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 415GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 80 86 86 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 124 Write 128 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 82.8 23% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 1.1 12% 5.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 0.8 2% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 38%
Seagate ST31000322CS 1TB-$250 3,745 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 360GB free Firmware: CA13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 81 82 79 77 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 99 Write 99.5 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 77.7 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 62%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 116GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 86 87 88 87 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 85.3 Write 79.4 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 85.6 57% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GB 42,830 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	41.5% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 18.2 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 3R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	14%	63	332	275	30	84.6"	1280 720	SAM7002 SAMSUNG

History: Score 8: 1R 0G 3B | Score 29: 3R 4G 2B

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Typical Maximus III GENE Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus III GENE

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	21x
Core i5 760Intel $100Bench 64%, 34,495 samples	21x
Core i5-750Intel $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
SSD-69D03092M-T 80GBBench 32%, 84 samples	5x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	45x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	28x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	7x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $550

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16