Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	213% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '20 at 19:08
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 667 71% 565 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 854B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1532 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 424 416 431 424 461 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 465 Mixed 448 SusWrite 423 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 47.1 154% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 230 175% 244 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 131%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 70GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 423 414 430 424 460 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 463 Mixed 343 SusWrite 422 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 38.7 129% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 212 164% 233 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 839 894 886 866 842 740 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2,024 Write 1,273 Mixed 742 SusWrite 844 271% 1,221 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 47.1 164% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 191 260% 510 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 123GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 459 461 457 445 461 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 452 Mixed 405 SusWrite 453 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 38.5 130% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 85.1 DQ Mixed 167 140% 212 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 420GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 126 127 127 136 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 134 Mixed 94 SusWrite 129 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 108%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 29GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 228 Write 88.7 Mixed 97.5 150% 138 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 7.2 580% 9.1 MB/s	DQ Read 12 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 8.9 677% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 93%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 136 136 133 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 134 Write 137 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 135 170% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 4,066 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 32.7 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 30.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	458x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	68x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	62x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	58x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	48x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	15x
Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 12,409 samples	12x

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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