Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 09 '19 at 01:38
Run Duration262 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 142
2-Core 274
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 808
77% 635 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 156
Parallax 135
127% 149 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 142
Splatting 111
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,422
Write 10,325
Mixed 8617
1,977% 8,788 MB/s
4K Read 444
4K Write 531
4K Mixed 511
1,608% 495 MB/s
DQ Read 2,694
DQ Write 2,558
DQ Mixed 2,564
1,942% 2,605 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
416GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,420
Write 11,140
Mixed 8,570
2,036% 9,043 MB/s
4K Read 520
4K Write 552
4K Mixed 582
1,826% 551 MB/s
DQ Read 2,811
DQ Write 2,841
DQ Mixed 2,760
2,092% 2,804 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 65%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 175 175 175 175 176 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 46% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 182 184 184 183 183 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Avexir DDR4-2666 CL17 4GB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.1% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.6
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 25.2
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX FORMULA Builds (Compare 1,535 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $378

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,192
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