Asus Maximus Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.92% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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 (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus Formula (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090910
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 23:01
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 84.9 1-Core 34.9 2-Core 69.4 44% 63.1 Pts	4-Core 127 8-Core 134 17% 130 Pts	64-Core 134 8% 134 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Gainward(10B0 0801) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	6.92% Terrible	Lighting 9.3 Reflection 9.19 Parallax 3.34 8% 7.28 fps	MRender 7.95 Gravity 7.03 Splatting 6.04 6% 7.01 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.92% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 100 91 76 99 97 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54% Above average	Read 222 Write 242 Mixed 226 SusWrite 89 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 36.1 118% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 33.7 DQ Write 92.5 DQ Mixed 37.7 36% 54.6 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 92%
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 47GB free Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 95 95 96 97 97 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.8% Above average	Read 219 Write 241 Mixed 226 SusWrite 89.3 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 36 118% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 89.1 DQ Mixed 37.7 36% 53.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 92%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 161GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 95 95 96 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 85 SusWrite 89.4 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 401GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 101 91 77 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 156 Write 111 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 89.6 69% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 6.1 20% 6.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 6 16% 5.6 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 44%

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Typical Maximus Formula Builds (Compare 52 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Maximus Formula

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	9x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	5x

GPU
GeForce GTS 450NvidiaBench 7%, 25,436 samples	5x
GTX 950Nvidia $100Bench 26%, 111,509 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x

SSD
Burst Elite 240GBPatriotBench 68%, 2,182 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
INTENSO 256GBBench 72%, 4,055 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	39x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	4x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	4x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16