Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	294% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171017
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '18 at 02:52
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,034 102% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36CB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,710 Write 1,716 Mixed 1,736 454% 2,054 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 41.8 231% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 51.6 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 242 200% 271 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 353%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 131GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9308 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 190 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 8 (AE) Unknown 100 100 48 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 50 214749085731 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 6392261164 (F7) Unknown 100 100 199843625 (F8) Unknown 100 100 91213570 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3549 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	74.3% Very good	Read 481 Write 335 Mixed 336 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 23.8 106% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 87.4 DQ Mixed 14.5 24% 43.1 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 104%
WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017)-$189 695 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 6.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 100 (03) Spinup time 148 148 34388836796 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 523 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 868 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 30 (16) Unknown 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1008 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1008 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 180390068259 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	126% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 221 Mixed 204 161% 214 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 5.29 4K Mixed 0.77 215% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%

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 @ 3264 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.1 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 32.7 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 120%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	574x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	141x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	122x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	234x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	117x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	61x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	58x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	49x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	51x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	45x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	29x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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