Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	12.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '17 at 12:14
Run Duration	390 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 504 62% 476 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	12.6% Very poor	Lighting 0.37 Reflection 6.04 Parallax 9.84 0% 5.42 fps	MRender 75.9 Gravity 70.2 Splatting 4.65 36% 50.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 208GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,008 Write 957 Mixed 989 220% 985 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 43.8 154% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 406 DQ Mixed 178 193% 319 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 445%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 42GB free Firmware: EXT0 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.1% Below average	Read 246 Write 153 Mixed 164 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 3.98 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 22.5 35% 9.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 118%
Seagate ST4000VN000-1H41 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC44 Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 138 Write 144 Mixed 97.8 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 0.13 4K Mixed 0.21 52% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 178 5816 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 419 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 64 62 26604 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 300 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 233 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 163 163 113343 (C2) HDA temperature 125 110 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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 84.7 Mixed 81.5 67% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.24 91% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 834GB free Firmware: 51.0 Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 92.9 Write 84 Mixed 69 61% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.17 71% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 67%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 500GB free Firmware: MJAO Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 115 Mixed 119 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 0.11 4K Mixed 0.21 51% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 91%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 460GB free Firmware: 1AA0 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 90.5 Mixed 92.7 71% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.46 115% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 62%
HPT DISK 0_7 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 360GB free Firmware: 4.00 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 93 Write 118 Mixed 71.8 70% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.42 84% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 244GB free Firmware: JKAO Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 67.1 Write 121 Mixed 113 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.31 72% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 69%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 136GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 178 5816 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 422 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 53 53 34901 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 301 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 230 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 152 152 146556 (C2) HDA temperature 126 110 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	52.9% Above average	Read 88.9 Write 95.3 Mixed 106 73% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.28 84% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 83%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 53GB free Firmware: JKAO Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 104 Mixed 85.9 72% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.28 72% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 69%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 329 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 245%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 27.8 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 25.4 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 118%

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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	93x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	56x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	52x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,187

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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