Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	281% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '19 at 18:14
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 97.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 246 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 663 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% AMD(1002 0B00) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.2.3 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 28 Parallax 53.4 34% 41.2 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 43.2 Splatting 34.9 29% 34.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1794 912 598 616 617 618 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,549 Write 2,271 Mixed 1,479 SusWrite 859 399% 1,790 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 82.2 274% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,042 DQ Write 813 DQ Mixed 900 681% 918 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 340%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 21GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 106 89 120 128 149 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 431 Write 220 Mixed 258 SusWrite 119 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 38.9 140% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 131 121% 187 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 87%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 65GB free Firmware: 503ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 176 167 169 165 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 430 Write 279 Mixed 296 SusWrite 170 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 40.9 148% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 160 150% 234 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 94%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 342GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 79 80 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 93.3 Write 71.7 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 79 60% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 99%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 82GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 49 49 48 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 60 Write 75.1 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 48.9 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 7,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 31.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 115%

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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	1,156x
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	339x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $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