Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive85.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 31 '17 at 23:36
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 241
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 583
62% 493 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB
CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1435 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.5.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.4% Very poor
Lighting 11.3
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 16.6
9% 13.2 fps
MRender 7.33
Gravity 22.8
Splatting 15.5
13% 15.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
338GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 510
Write 351
Mixed 358
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 24.2
140% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 45.7
DQ Write 82.2
DQ Mixed 23.7
29% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 126%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
36GB free
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 511
Write 248
Mixed 138
65% 299 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 13.5
117% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 30.3
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 12.8
26% 49.5 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45
503GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 131
Write 146
Mixed 119
99% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 5.36
4K Mixed 0.48
182% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 27.3
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 27.6
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 47.4
84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI FORMULA Builds (Compare 835 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $747
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