Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	53.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 08:10
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 81.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 760 77% 622 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 130 Parallax 104 103% 120 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 144 Splatting 112 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 76 76 80 78 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 105%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 146 148 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 157 Write 142 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 148 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 143 145 145 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 142 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 144 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 246% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 94%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 99 104 115 111 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 81.2 Write 130 Mixed 107 SusWrite 108 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 206% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 65%
BUFFALO HD-PCFU3 1TB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 767GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 7.4 8.3 8.4 7.9 9.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 38.7 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 9.5 38% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 2,982 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 129%

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $378

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,158x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	177x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	340x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	233x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	91x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,183

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16