Asus Maximus II Formula

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Maximus II Formula  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080822
Uptime23.5 Days
Run DateDec 10 '17 at 18:51
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
52% Above average
Memory 74.7
1-Core 43
2-Core 86.5
44% 68.1 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 171
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 174
11% 174 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Diamond(1092 3950) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 5% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
679GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 168
Mixed 152
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.84
4K Mixed 0.32
134% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
441GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 72.7
Write 65.3
Mixed 70.7
52% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.29
85% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
22% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.7
20% 6.93 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 6.6
19% 6.57 GB/s
Latency 91
44% 91 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 22%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Maximus II Formula Builds (Compare 53 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Maximus II Formula

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 26% - Poor Total price: $624
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