Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive171% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 27 '16 at 18:34
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 241
92% 160 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 716
72% 585 Pts
64-Core 769
48% 769 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 8548) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6143
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 121
Parallax 119
96% 119 fps
MRender 98.2
Gravity 106
Splatting 91
80% 98.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 1,213
Write 1,517
Mixed 1,171
292% 1,301 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 14.8
95% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 25.9
DQ Write 83.5
DQ Mixed 16
23% 41.8 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 171%
Great: 376%
Kingston DT microDuo 3.0 64GB
51GB free, PID 16a3, Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 122
Write 46.9
Mixed 29.3
68% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.01
76% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 26%
12GB free, PID 1172, Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
7.53% Terrible
Read 31.2
Write 12.6
Mixed 12.5
20% 18.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.02
4K Write 0.08
4K Mixed 0.12
7% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.53%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 31.2
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 34
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 101%
Great: 125%

 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: $929
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