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 below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	179% 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.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 23:25
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	85%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 203 86% 145 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 796 76% 630 Pts	64-Core 1,043 64% 1,043 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 752GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 759 765 769 742 751 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,330 Write 1,048 Mixed 718 SusWrite 762 216% 965 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 29.7 97% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,211 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 1,076 815% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 272GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 349 360 364 349 353 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 390 Write 299 Mixed 320 SusWrite 356 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 29.5 97% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 328GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 349 360 364 350 353 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 423 Write 366 Mixed 334 SusWrite 356 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 29.1 95% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 129%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 923 915 894 934 915 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,066 Write 874 Mixed 765 SusWrite 912 203% 904 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 31.2 101% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 320 412% 738 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 282%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 177 180 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 156 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 176 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2F3600C18 2x16GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 33.1 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 31.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%

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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	573x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	141x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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