Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '19 at 19:16
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 302 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 951 91% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,232 76% 1,232 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 192 Parallax 191 143% 186 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 184 Splatting 125 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% 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% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,971 Write 1244 Mixed 489 270% 1,235 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 60.2 240% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 1,075 DQ Mixed 885 734% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 424GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 59 66 66 68 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 48.2 Write 66 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 64.5 40% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 70%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 74 74 76 72 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 116 Mixed 47 SusWrite 74.3 62% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 70%
Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 195 194 196 197 195 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 135%
Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 167 169 169 167 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 135%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 496GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 121 Write 124 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 119 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.7 227% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 113%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 300GB free Firmware: LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 95 100 100 100 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 105 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 98.6 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 71%
WD Blue SSHD 1TB (2015)-$22 867 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 223GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 75 76 75 76 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 66.5 Write 67 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 75.7 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 25e2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 77 78 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 78.4 113% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 29.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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Gaming 112%

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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 $92Bench 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 $179	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) $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