Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII GENE  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '20 at 19:34
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Memory 73.5
1-Core 23.8
2-Core 58.5
36% 51.9 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 298
28% 231 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon X1550
Asus(1043 01C6) 256MB
Driver: atiumdag Ver. 8.56.1.16
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.18% Terrible
Lighting 0.33
Reflection 0.65
Parallax 0.44
0% 0.47 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.18%
Great: 0%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 216 129 27 28 27 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51.8% Above average
Read 274
Write 273
Mixed 254
SusWrite 102
51% 226 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 27.8
83% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 203
147% 192 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
482GB free
Firmware: RVQ0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 366 403 422 431 432 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 442
Write 410
Mixed 345
SusWrite 394
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 19.5
88% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 347
251% 322 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
337GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 92 92 91 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 63
Write 66
Mixed 46.7
SusWrite 90.6
49% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1373 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
44.1% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15.4
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.5 GB/s
Latency 93.5
43% 93.5 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII GENE Builds (Compare 436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE - $239

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $877
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HDDRAMUSB
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