Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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/GEN3  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120607
Uptime17 Days
Run DateOct 31 '20 at 14:06
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 229
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 406
54% 405 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1536 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 85.1
Parallax 174
100% 127 fps
MRender 85.3
Gravity 133
Splatting 122
94% 113 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 53 55 72 85 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 152
Write 150
Mixed 75
SusWrite 65.2
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
59.2% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 18
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $581
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