Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '21 at 10:53
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 77.3 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 205 70% 126 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 324 42% 320 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 51.7 Reflection 58.4 Parallax 80.2 42% 63.4 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 44.9 45% 56.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 225 216 219 217 215 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 245 Mixed 372 SusWrite 224 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.5 177% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 324 239% 315 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 131%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 45GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 100 102 105 106 111 MB/s Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.6% Good	Read 255 Write 149 Mixed 182 SusWrite 105 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 36.9 148% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 110 88% 122 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 75%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 140GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 79 77 76 72 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 61.3 Write 97.5 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 75.5 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 180% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 71%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 867GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 129 130 126 130 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 82.6 Write 125 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 128 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1 142% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 2,543 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	67.6% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 65: 6R 9G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
65%	30%	77	322	261	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR0489 XB270HU D

History: Score 31: 4R 1G 8B | Score 65: 6R 9G 8B

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	534x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	173x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	99x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	27x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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