Asus Maximus II Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus II Formula (all builds)
Memory	0.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100415
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration	414 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 Q9450-$110 5,335 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 38 2-Core 75.8 41% 61.7 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 140 20% 145 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670 21,442 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Sapphire(174B E100) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.7000 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	4.24% Terrible	Lighting 5.1 Reflection 8.5 Parallax 3.7 4% 5.77 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 3 Splatting 7.2 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.24% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 43 42 60 58 81 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.5% Average	Read 176 Write 164 Mixed 95 SusWrite 50.2 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 29.8 95% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 74.2 DQ Mixed 39.2 34% 48.5 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 121%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$81 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 716GB free SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 29 29 29 29 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 85.5 Write 65.5 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 30 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 85%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 66GB free SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 110 Write 80 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 29.5 50% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 100%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 71GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 74 79 83 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 137 Write 135 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 78.4 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 100%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 264GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 49 50 63 75 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 85.5 Write 85.8 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 62.2 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 100%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 141GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 119 133 135 134 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 127 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 128 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 100%
WD WD81PURZ-85LWMY0 8TB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 53GB free Firmware: 080. SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 34 34 33 33 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 119 Write 112 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 34.2 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.6 208% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 116%
WD WD81PURZ-85LWMY0 8TB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 080. SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 33 33 33 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 121 Write 114 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 34.6 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.9 257% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 116%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 38GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 51 67 75 84 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 62.5 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	19% Very poor	MC Read 6.4 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.47 GB/s	SC Read 2.3 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 0.5 8% 2.83 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 44%

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Gaming 16%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 12%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Maximus II Formula

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	14x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	10x
Core2 Extreme X9650Intel $850Bench 53%, 3,122 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 670Nvidia $435Bench 28%, 47,610 samples	3x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	3x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
Savage 240GBHyperX $120Bench 89%, 39,518 samples	3x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	33x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	5x

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Value: 26% - Poor

Total price: $624

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