Asus Maximus III Formula

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 III Formula  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121019
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 21 '18 at 20:12
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 860-$339
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 97.6
1-Core 78.9
2-Core 186
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 469
49% 395 Pts
64-Core 461
29% 461 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 16 10 96 35 6.7 MB/s
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.2% Average
Read 257
Write 166
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 35.1
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 18
80% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 53.7
DQ Mixed 59.8
62% 106 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
84GB free
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 49 49 49 49 49 MB/s
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53.7% Above average
Read 229
Write 100
Mixed 139
SusWrite 74
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 27.1
105% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 146
119% 169 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
791GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 104 105 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60% Good
Read 105
Write 105
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 104
70% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 16
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12.5
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 47.7
84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus III Formula Builds (Compare 132 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus Maximus III Formula

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $567
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