Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '21 at 17:29
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 94.6 2-Core 184 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 365 51% 375 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620 17,163 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 84E8) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	2.78% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 3.5 Parallax 1.8 3% 2.93 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 4.1 Splatting 2.7 3% 3.27 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.78% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 602 507 507 454 346 345 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 73% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 45GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 9.1 9.5 8.1 7.8 6.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 69.6 Write 13.9 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 8.2 20% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 280GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 79 81 79 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 79 Write 41 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 78.4 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-174.A00LF 2x2GB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.5 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 11 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 3R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	32%	22	50	39	60	21.7"	1680 1050	HRG221C LT22M1CWA

History: Score 13: 0R 4G 1B | Score 25: 3R 3G 1B

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Typical Maximus IV GENE-Z Builds (Compare 435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - $150

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	180x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	102x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	34x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	19x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16