Asus MAXIMUS IX EXTREME

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	181% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 18:42
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 250 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 694 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 552GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1100 933 94 268 92 235 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1242 Write 1,422 Mixed 933 SusWrite 454 227% 1,012 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 65.5 235% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 592 DQ Write 799 DQ Mixed 264 320% 551 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 255%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1.5TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 508 508 508 509 508 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 135%
WD easystore 25FC 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 80 81 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 88.5 Write 80.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 80.5 100% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB 2,403 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 764GB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 74 72 72 75 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 87.5 Write 59.7 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 72.8 90% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB-$351 1,197 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.9 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 28.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 172%

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX EXTREME

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	53x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	54x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	11x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	11x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	15x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	10x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	8x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $908

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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