Asus MAXIMUS IX EXTREME

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	94% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '18 at 03:23
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 822 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 138 138 100 (03) Spinup time 146 146 38687277457 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 229 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1552 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 229 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 292 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 292 (C2) HDA temperature 120 120 240519151666 (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 200 200 0	16% Very poor	Read 171 Write 137 Mixed 145 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.33 3% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 29%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 233GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,215 Write 1,185 Mixed 1,208 338% 1,536 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 42 205% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 580 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 179 179% 301 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 16929 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 605 (B1) Unknown 97 97 49 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 52 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 27 (EB) Unknown 99 99 153 (F1) Unknown 99 99 35834839455	94% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 406 Mixed 414 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 27.9 154% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 46 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 27.5 35% 59.9 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 134%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 104 (03) Spinup time 143 143 38682034676 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 222 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 15 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1397 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 222 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 279 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 279 (C2) HDA temperature 127 127 236224184367 (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 200 200 0	117% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 201 Mixed 178 147% 195 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 3.71 4K Mixed 0.46 164% 1.75 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 68.1 Write 68.4 Mixed 60 84% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.17 57% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 30.2 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 29.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 106%

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX EXTREME

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	56x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	54x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	12x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	12x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	15x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	10x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	8x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $909

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16