Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	45.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '21 at 20:59
Run Duration	372 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	64%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 78.1 1-Core 99.1 2-Core 184 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 592 57% 469 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6368) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Lighting 80.8 Reflection 80.6 Parallax 73.6 66% 78.3 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 77.2 Splatting 72.3 60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 434 Write 370 Mixed 321 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 11.1 64% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 298 206% 259 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 72GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 38 46 46 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 205GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 87 82 88 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 47 Write 65 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 80.6 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 200% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 71%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 114 95 112 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 107 Write 126 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 103 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 91%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 205 172 109 140 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
JMicron 2TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 2561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 72 69 56 74 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 125 Write 102 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 61.4 115% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 70%
JMicron 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 929GB free, PID 2561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 73 70 68 70 41 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 137 Write 135 Mixed 95.6 SusWrite 63.8 141% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 68%
ST750LX003-1AC15 750GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 699GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 22 20 17 16 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 28 Write 28.1 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 17.6 34% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 76% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 47%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 930GB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 23 22 17 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 32 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 19.7 39% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 20%
HitachiG ST 2TB 424 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2TB free, PID 1015 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 63 64 44 55 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 128 Write 133 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 57.5 128% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 51%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 7.5TB free, PID 3343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 123 104 80 82 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 150 Write 144 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 90.7 150% 115 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 104% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 72%
WD My Book 25ED 8TB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 43 39 56 45 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 203 Write 207 Mixed 138 SusWrite 42.2 190% 148 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.8 230% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 95%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 42 49 63 58 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 197 Write 183 Mixed 108 SusWrite 49.4 169% 134 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 1 355% 6 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 1 455% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 100%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 102 75 48 62 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 124 Write 111 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 66.1 126% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 66%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 5.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 43 41 57 38 51 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 186 Write 159 Mixed 109 SusWrite 42.8 156% 124 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.8 337% 7.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 103%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 67 50 62 59 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 141 Write 91.6 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 60.3 114% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 56 58 52 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 108 Write 112 Mixed 79 SusWrite 54.5 116% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 59%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 409GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 60 51 59 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 54 108% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 514GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 56 51 52 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 133 Write 135 Mixed 70 SusWrite 52.7 126% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 3,198 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62.6% Good	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 111%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $378

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,166x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	179x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	342x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	235x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	67x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	62x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	57x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	81x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	56x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	52x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,192

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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