Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	225% 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	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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	15.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '18 at 17:07
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$250 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 283 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 816 82% 665 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 195GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 915 Write 963 Mixed 869 205% 916 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 18.7 117% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 90.2 173% 339 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 182%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 1,293 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7400Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,461 Write 640 Mixed 1,018 298% 1,373 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 49.3 216% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 528 DQ Write 472 DQ Mixed 223 243% 408 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 273%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 898GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 178 3950 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1406 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3828 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 520 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 13 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1402 (C2) HDA temperature 124 110 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	103% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 190 Mixed 180 135% 180 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.38 129% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 764GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 164 2383 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 694 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3836 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 520 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1043 (C2) HDA temperature 120 104 23 (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	87.8% Excellent	Read 160 Write 146 Mixed 156 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.31 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.27 130% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 3,586 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 30.7 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 29.8 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 114%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,153x
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	339x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	233x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $1,222

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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