Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics93.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Maximus IV GENE-Z  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110525
Uptime19.7 Days
Run DateMar 06 '20 at 10:48
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 85
2-Core 147
67% 108 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 459
45% 367 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 90.8
Parallax 171
92% 125 fps
MRender 89
Gravity 125
Splatting 129
96% 114 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 384
Write 138
Mixed 200
53% 241 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 31.2
115% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 150
116% 160 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 83%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
42GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 37 49 46 42 41 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15.2% Very poor
Read 110
Write 41.5
Mixed 34
SusWrite 39.3
12% 56.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 4.4
21% 9.57 MB/s
DQ Read 61
DQ Write 31.2
DQ Mixed 18.2
21% 36.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
1TB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 90 93 99 98 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 95.7
Write 79.7
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 95.3
60% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
115% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX F3-12800CL9-4GBRL Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
54.1% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.1
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 16.1
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus IV GENE-Z Builds (Compare 435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $666
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