Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	295% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '18 at 17:57
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 713 73% 589 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 135 Parallax 138 104% 134 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 152 Splatting 116 105% 130 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 866GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1334 1419 1432 1252 1077 1075 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 1,832 Write 1701 Mixed 822 SusWrite 1,265 315% 1,405 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 71.8 266% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,552 DQ Write 1,275 DQ Mixed 1,121 919% 1,316 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 451 453 458 459 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 453 Mixed 424 SusWrite 453 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 60.6 207% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 93 98 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 93.5 Write 101 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 97.2 120% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 98%
TOSHIBA HDWD120 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 588GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 139 139 139 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Read 132 Write 126 Mixed 26 SusWrite 138 138% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 89% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA HDWD120 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 122 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 190 Write 180 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 121 167% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA HDWD120 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 122 122 121 121 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 195 Write 194 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 120 173% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 76%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 122 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 151 Write 148 Mixed 108 SusWrite 121 177% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 59%
Corsair Slider 3.0 124GB 340 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 115GB free, PID 1a06 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 35 35 35 35 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 108 Write 52.5 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 34.3 65% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2 135% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 32.2 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 120%

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $378

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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 $113Bench 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: $1,222

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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