Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Maximus IV Extreme-Z  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121109
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 12 '17 at 12:25
Run Duration371 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st 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
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 168
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 460
48% 388 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 136
Parallax 133
116% 137 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 132
Splatting 106
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
77GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 415
Mixed 128
77% 351 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 39.2
143% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 93.2
101% 169 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 99%
Great: 124%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 515
Write 127
Mixed 159
58% 267 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 68.5
4K Mixed 18.2
97% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 42.4
60% 110 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
165GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 95
Write 80.5
Mixed 7.34
44% 61 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.44
126% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra Backup 16GB
5GB free, PID 5535
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
5.34% Terrible
Read 21.7
Write 3.45
Mixed 5.24
9% 10.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.98
4K Write 0.09
4K Mixed 0.09
25% 1.72 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.34%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus IV Extreme-Z Builds (Compare 405 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 Extreme-Z

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