Asus MAXIMUS IX CODE

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	263% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX CODE (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '17 at 23:51
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 757 77% 621 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Lighting 50.7 Reflection 48.3 Parallax 42.7 41% 47.3 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 43.8 Splatting 38.9 33% 41 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung Portable SSD T3 250GB 1,227 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 232GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 437 Write 428 Mixed 434 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 29 94% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 76.6 78% 125 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 75%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,724 Write 1,187 Mixed 1,307 381% 1,739 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 30.5 208% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 502 DQ Write 457 DQ Mixed 26.7 144% 329 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 0GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,867 Write 1,480 Mixed 1,608 437% 1,985 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 29.9 210% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 57.5 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 181 120% 138 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.5% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 14.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 88%

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX CODE - $279

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	994x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	94x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	252x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	197x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	50x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	59x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	32x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,177

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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