Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	215% 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 (11%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 19:08
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 236 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 716 72% 582 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 183 Parallax 168 137% 173 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 174 Splatting 121 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 619 326 325 325 325 325 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,864 Write 1,297 Mixed 505 SusWrite 374 223% 1,010 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 57.2 225% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 1155 DQ Mixed 763 670% 993 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 236%
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 447GB free Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 482 485 479 478 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 454 Mixed 362 SusWrite 480 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 44.2 168% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 188 188% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 217GB free Firmware: CS221017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 412 411 412 412 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 407 Mixed 325 SusWrite 412 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 41.4 164% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 177 178% 285 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 223GB free Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 429 427 429 428 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 422 Mixed 333 SusWrite 430 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 41.7 166% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 176 177% 283 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 434GB free Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 488 484 484 482 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 444 Mixed 363 SusWrite 485 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 44.9 168% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 189 187% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 425GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1730 938 613 611 612 613 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,958 Write 1,690 Mixed 660 SusWrite 853 287% 1,290 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 65.3 238% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,147 DQ Write 1,357 DQ Mixed 903 778% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 254%
PNY CS2030 240GB SSD 590 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 160GB free Firmware: CS203045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1151 1060 986 985 983 980 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,007 Write 1,180 Mixed 731 SusWrite 1,024 222% 986 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 57.4 199% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 609 506% 730 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 197%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.4% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 104%

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

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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	1,158x
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	340x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16