Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
Boot Drive	342% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	10.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '19 at 16:46
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 280 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 865 83% 684 Pts	64-Core 843 52% 843 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 195 Parallax 193 152% 192 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 184 Splatting 127 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 525GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1665 1272 1679 1716 1707 1679 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,353 Write 1,916 Mixed 983 SusWrite 1,620 384% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 76.7 274% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,624 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 1,215 974% 1,374 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 363%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 217GB free Firmware: DXM03B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 391 403 462 489 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 305 Mixed 310 SusWrite 441 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 50.3 190% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 142 155% 263 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 116%
Plextor M3 128GB 702 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 18GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 196 184 185 200 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 492 Write 196 Mixed 235 SusWrite 194 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 40.6 153% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 165 145% 218 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 87%
Plextor M3 128GB 702 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 65GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 188 174 190 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 493 Write 187 Mixed 228 SusWrite 186 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 40.2 150% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 159 139% 211 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 445 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 33.6 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 32.7 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,161x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	179x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	341x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	234x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x

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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16