Asus Maximus III Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus III Formula (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '20 at 04:48
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 81.1 2-Core 156 67% 110 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 320 37% 287 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	3.12% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 3.31 Parallax 3.41 3% 3.44 fps	MRender 3.81 Gravity 3.33 Splatting 5.17 4% 4.11 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.12% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 57 59 59 57 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.7% Below average	Read 209 Write 134 Mixed 128 SusWrite 52.8 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 17.6 66% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 54.4 DQ Mixed 25.9 23% 34.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 85%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 149GB free Firmware: 10.02E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 60 60 61 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 59.6 Write 59.5 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 59.1 41% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.2% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 6.6 21% 7.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 6.4 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Maximus III Formula Builds (Compare 132 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus III Formula

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	57x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	26x
Core i7 K 875Intel $180Bench 70%, 2,354 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	7x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	62x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	45x
14GBUnknownBench 35%, 9,406 samples	5x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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