Asus Maximus II Formula

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.3% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus II Formula (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100415
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '17 at 11:57
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 50.3 2-Core 99.8 50% 77.2 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 199 27% 199 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 68.7 57% 68.9 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 55.8 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 10801 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1023 (B1) Unknown 98 98 107 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 44 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 62 (EB) Unknown 99 99 144 (F1) Unknown 99 99 47543546461
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 64 212870507 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 104 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 3864802 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 94300301952116 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 93 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 63 504823837 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2518 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 77309411357 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 99359773426453 (F1) Unknown 100 253 288492526 (F2) Unknown 100 253 172589998	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 178 Mixed 101 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.26 97% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 175 7950 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1174 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10776 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1135 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 376 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8750 (C2) HDA temperature 114 94 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	76.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 135 Mixed 118 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 2.34 4K Mixed 0.28 107% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 197637616 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1597 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 16 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 33823231 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 22345 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1560 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 68 57 538378272 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 332 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 212046 (C2) HDA temperature 32 43 68719476768 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 122664265991661 (F1) Unknown 100 253 11773344076 (F2) Unknown 100 253 21481861003	96.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 166 Mixed 31 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.28 81% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 113%
Inateck ASM1153E 750GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 232GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 32 Write 33.9 Mixed 33.2 25% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.34 4K Mixed 0.43 120% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 65%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 131GB free Firmware: 04.04V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 201 200 2925 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3017 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 45 45 40150 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2784 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 285 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3024 (C2) HDA temperature 114 105 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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.7% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 103 Mixed 87.6 72% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 2.88 4K Mixed 0.58 152% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.7% 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 (69^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.33 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8.2 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 45%

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Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 12%

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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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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