Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '18 at 23:11
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 814 88% 700 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 850A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1636 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1302 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 292 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 11 (AE) Unknown 100 100 67 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 76 63 158914641944 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 4952796038 (F7) Unknown 100 100 155207959 (F8) Unknown 100 100 58505603 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1940 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	74.4% Very good	Read 489 Write 341 Mixed 339 86% 390 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 15.2 109% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 28 DQ Write 91.1 DQ Mixed 15.2 24% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 722GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 170 4350 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11738 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14109 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3069 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 595 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 182 182 56909 (C2) HDA temperature 123 106 24 (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	61.3% Good	Read 101 Write 113 Mixed 117 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.28 106% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 308GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 4266 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8743 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8943 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2279 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 540 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 188 188 38952 (C2) HDA temperature 123 105 24 (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	63.2% Good	Read 114 Write 106 Mixed 108 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.23 83% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 301GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 169 4450 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5744 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 5902 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1989 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 561 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 32007 (C2) HDA temperature 123 104 24 (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	56.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 94.1 Mixed 121 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.18 81% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 255GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 171 4258 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14232 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16246 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3410 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 537 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 180 180 60610 (C2) HDA temperature 122 105 25 (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 200 187 208 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.9% Average	Read 85.4 Write 84.6 Mixed 86.5 64% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 2.37 4K Mixed 0.21 105% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 231GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 157 155 7133 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12910 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13751 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3590 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 662 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 181 181 58949 (C2) HDA temperature 126 108 24 (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	70.7% Very good	Read 142 Write 105 Mixed 103 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.22 89% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 205GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 169 4366 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9565 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9972 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2569 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 567 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 187 187 40772 (C2) HDA temperature 123 105 24 (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	64.8% Good	Read 108 Write 118 Mixed 102 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.24 90% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 84%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 79.1 Write 75.6 Mixed 44.9 82% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.69 4K Mixed 0.11 28% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C17 4x4GB 562 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 37.4 121% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 36.4 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 45.5 88% 45.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 122%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	458x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	68x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	62x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	58x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	48x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	15x
Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 12,409 samples	12x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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