Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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 Drive	224% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 16:02
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 258 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 675 72% 573 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 179 Parallax 162 136% 169 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 170 Splatting 120 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1326 307 307 307 306 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,935 Write 1,470 Mixed 628 SusWrite 476 250% 1,128 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 51.8 221% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 1,235 DQ Mixed 822 710% 1,040 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 236%
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 447GB free Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 478 475 480 477 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 486 Mixed 373 SusWrite 476 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 41.5 154% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 190 189% 303 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 223GB free Firmware: CS221017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 414 412 414 414 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 418 Mixed 342 SusWrite 413 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 40.9 153% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 178 178% 284 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 223GB free Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 427 424 429 428 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 435 Mixed 346 SusWrite 427 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 40.5 152% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 178 178% 283 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 434GB free Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 477 477 481 482 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 370 SusWrite 478 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.2 159% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 192 190% 304 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 396GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1740 935 614 613 614 609 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,950 Write 1,660 Mixed 705 SusWrite 854 288% 1,292 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 62.9 228% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,143 DQ Write 1,404 DQ Mixed 857 762% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 254%
PNY CS2030 240GB SSD 590 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 160GB free Firmware: CS203045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1148 939 982 723 998 986 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,085 Write 1,118 Mixed 714 SusWrite 963 218% 970 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 52.6 188% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 742 DQ Mixed 609 506% 729 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 197%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 29.8 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 27 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 104%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $378

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	177x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	339x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	233x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	67x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	62x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	57x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	81x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	56x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	52x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $1,213

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