Asus Maximus II Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.6% 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	48.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus II Formula (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '19 at 21:44
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170 16,719 User benchmarks, average bench 51% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Memory 73.6 1-Core 43 2-Core 86.6 44% 67.7 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 167 23% 169 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% MSI(1462 2830) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 40.3 Parallax 56.6 36% 47 fps	MRender 52 Gravity 52.1 Splatting 38.1 38% 47.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 123 136 130 134 130 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.2% Average	Read 194 Write 185 Mixed 179 SusWrite 126 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 28.6 98% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 67.8 DQ Mixed 36 31% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 82%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 90GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 41 43 45 46 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 100 Write 57.8 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 44.1 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 69%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 527GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 86.8 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 89.9 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 267GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 84 Write 89.5 Mixed 58 SusWrite 89.9 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 897GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 121 122 123 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 62 SusWrite 121 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	MC Read 7.2 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.4 19% 6.77 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7.2 19% 6.63 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 45%

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

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Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus II Formula

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	14x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	10x
Core2 Extreme X9650Intel $850Bench 53%, 3,122 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 670Nvidia $435Bench 28%, 47,610 samples	3x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	3x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
Savage 240GBHyperX $120Bench 89%, 39,518 samples	3x
CS900 240GBPNY $22Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	33x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	5x

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Value: 26% - Poor

Total price: $624

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