Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	0.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	122% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 18:38
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 158 2-Core 323 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 938 100% 796 Pts	64-Core 939 58% 939 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1955 MHz, MLim: 1765 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	0.95% Terrible	Lighting 0.63 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 61.1 0% 40.7 fps	MRender 3.19 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 1.48 2% 2.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 0.95% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 441 443 359 317 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 476 Mixed 444 SusWrite 387 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.4 202% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 88GB free Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 323 323 323 323 323 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,867 Write 1331 Mixed 975 SusWrite 349 251% 1,130 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 74 255% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 1,069 DQ Mixed 1,043 807% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 236%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 928GB free Firmware: 03.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 110 109 110 96 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 81.3 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 101 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 59%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 458GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 101 101 102 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 99.7 65% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2144 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 80%

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

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Desktop 96%

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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 $910Bench 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 $95Bench 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