Asus Maximus III Formula

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus III Formula (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121019
Uptime	14.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '22 at 07:03
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 660 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 67.2 2-Core 151 56% 96.8 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 205 28% 205 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 227 226 223 224 225 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.8% Good	Read 240 Write 229 Mixed 207 SusWrite 221 51% 224 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 38.9 127% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 37.9 DQ Write 87 DQ Mixed 50.9 42% 58.6 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 134%
Dogfish 64GB 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 22GB free Firmware: V8341c75 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 61 86 66 69 82 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.7% Below average	Read 125 Write 179 Mixed 144 SusWrite 73.8 30% 131 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 26.3 91% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 23.4 DQ Write 58.5 DQ Mixed 30.1 26% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 40%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 61 83 68 66 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 157 Write 81.8 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 74.6 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 16.5 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Maximus III Formula Builds (Compare 132 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

Raft

Motherboard: Asus Maximus III Formula

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	57x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	26x
Core i7 K 875Intel $180Bench 70%, 2,354 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	7x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	62x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	45x
14GBUnknownBench 35%, 9,406 samples	5x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16