Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	369% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '18 at 23:29
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 304 103% 186 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 935 96% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,304 81% 1,304 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 153 Parallax 144 114% 145 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 136 Splatting 110 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1953 2159 2045 2106 2112 2038 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,595 Write 2,180 Mixed 1,325 SusWrite 2,069 458% 2,042 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 84.4 278% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,236 DQ Write 1,121 DQ Mixed 1161 876% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 71GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 298 298 298 288 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 484 Mixed 419 SusWrite 312 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 62.8 213% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 20GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,194 Write 4,771 Mixed 4,591 1,014% 4,519 MB/s	4K Read 207 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 225 688% 198 MB/s	DQ Read 1,360 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 1,057 827% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 519GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 124 115 111 124 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 112 Write 117 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 118 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.4 184% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 113%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 358GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 171 173 174 174 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 135 Write 138 Mixed 66 SusWrite 173 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 153 149 150 157 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 102 Write 122 Mixed 31 SusWrite 151 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 195% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 164GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 136 133 134 137 138 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 87.5 Write 87.2 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 134 60% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 192% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 23.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 104%

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

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	574x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	141x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	122x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	234x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	117x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	61x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	58x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	49x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	51x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	45x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	29x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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