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 above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	210% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '18 at 20:47
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 776 84% 665 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 388.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 68% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 174GB free Firmware: CS221016 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4309 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 758 (A8) Unknown 100 100 27 (AA) Unknown 100 100 680 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3080307 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 71 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 25 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10660	97.2% Outstanding	Read 527 Write 439 Mixed 465 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 13.9 123% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 13.5 96% 221 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 108%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,066 Write 1,089 Mixed 1,146 315% 1,434 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 31.6 193% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 60.8 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 29.2 45% 81.6 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 100 116619120 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1056 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 212517 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1079 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 162 (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 74 69 471269402 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3190 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 77309411354 (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 -58033598103301 (F1) Unknown 100 253 209453428 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2896578316	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 184 Mixed 168 135% 180 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.24 88% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 695GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 231207776 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 5027 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4362552291 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11211 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1743 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 66 66 34 (BE) vendor-specific 74 65 471269402 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 182 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 67 67 66220 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 77309411354 (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 120843199844681 (F1) Unknown 100 253 36716357112 (F2) Unknown 100 253 80555800557	92.2% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 153 Mixed 141 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.3 100% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 33.5 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 31.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	458x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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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Total price: $1,205

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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