Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	302% 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 (12%). 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	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '18 at 13:01
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 302 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 828 86% 694 Pts	64-Core 871 54% 871 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 0 Parallax 187 150% 124 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 184 Splatting 131 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% 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% 863GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1348 1538 1589 1211 1127 1122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1,804 Write 1787 Mixed 731 SusWrite 1,323 316% 1,411 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 69.4 274% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,518 DQ Write 1,455 DQ Mixed 1,050 908% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 475 482 477 479 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 449 Mixed 421 SusWrite 475 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 64.3 221% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 350 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% 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: 95 95 93 94 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 100 Write 105 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 94.6 125% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.4 120% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 98%
TOSHIBA HDWD120 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 559GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 136 135 135 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 146 Write 136 Mixed 26 SusWrite 134 144% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 92% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA HDWD120 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 126 128 128 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 190 Write 179 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 126 167% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA HDWD120 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 122 126 128 128 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 195 Write 192 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 124 174% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 63.2% 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: 125 122 126 128 128 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 151 Write 151 Mixed 106 SusWrite 126 179% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 59%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 32GB-$5 2,386 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 24GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 22 19 25 22 20 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 126 Write 33.8 Mixed 44 SusWrite 21.8 61% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 68% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 37%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 16GB 2,489 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 7GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 66.5 Write 10.8 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 9.6 27% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 79% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 30%

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 @ 3395 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 34.2 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 33.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 120%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,156x
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	91x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,187

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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