Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus Maximus IV GENE-Z  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '18 at 23:46
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 97.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 223
86% 148 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 673
67% 545 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1110 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.1% Good
Lighting 79.8
Reflection 62
Parallax 114
65% 85.4 fps
MRender 62.4
Gravity 84
Splatting 79.5
62% 75.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 3.8 58 49 103 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 460
Write 95.2
Mixed 283
SusWrite 84.8
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 19.3
72% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 87
DQ Mixed 30.8
42% 77.8 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 56%
WL1000GSA6472 1TB
974GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 152 154 153 152 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 160
Write 150
Mixed 99.3
SusWrite 152
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 93%
General USB Flash Disk 8GB
7GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
4.27% Terrible
Read 13.2
Write 3.8
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 7
8% 7.05 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.27%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.7% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 24.2
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 23.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 46.5
86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 74%

 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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