Asus Maximus Extreme

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus Extreme (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '17 at 15:45
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 54.9 2-Core 110 55% 85.5 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 215 29% 217 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1135 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Lighting 55.3 Reflection 36.9 Parallax 68.3 45% 53.5 fps	MRender 34.8 Gravity 54 Splatting 46.1 37% 45 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 899GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 197 197 3354 (03) Spinup time 185 173 3733 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14710 (05) Reallocated sector count 198 198 9 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5797 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 88 88 12382 (C0) Power-off retract count 189 189 8330 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6379 (C2) HDA temperature 118 88 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 6 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 5	72.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 116 Mixed 117 93% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.31 4K Mixed 0.39 132% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 76%
WD WD1600ADFD-60NLR1 160GB 178 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 68GB free Firmware: 21.07QR5 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 165 4183 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14234 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 18631 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7087 (C2) HDA temperature 114 100 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	41.9% Average	Read 71.9 Write 73.8 Mixed 66.9 53% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.49 124% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 49%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 69GB free Firmware: 12.01B02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 161 153 4908 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17748 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 20971 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7728 (C0) Power-off retract count 195 195 4039 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 17748 (C2) HDA temperature 118 99 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	42.9% Average	Read 72.7 Write 76.2 Mixed 76.7 57% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.33 101% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 61%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.04V02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 199 194 3050 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6222 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13696 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6116 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1133 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6250 (C2) HDA temperature 115 107 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	61.4% Good	Read 105 Write 108 Mixed 77.5 72% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.71 4K Mixed 0.53 139% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 69%

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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	31% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 45%

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Maximus Extreme

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	20x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	10x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	6x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	4x
GTX 560Nvidia $180Bench 14%, 23,273 samples	3x

SSD
240GB 240GBSSDBench 61%, 59 samples	4x
S128G 126GBSandiskBench 42%, 21,984 samples	4x
SSDPR-CX400-256-G2 256GBBench 75%, 1,916 samples	4x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	24x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	10x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	3x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $253

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $251	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16