Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 12 '16 at 21:33
Run Duration376 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 227
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 586
63% 503 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.03% Terrible
Lighting 3.93
Reflection 6.54
Parallax 6.62
3% 5.7 fps
MRender 9.95
Gravity 2.53
Splatting 7.96
6% 6.81 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.03%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
454GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 376
Write 300
Mixed 307
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 35.5
146% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 24.3
71% 155 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
89GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 364
Write 252
Mixed 255
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 23.6
122% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 19
62% 138 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 373
Write 299
Mixed 306
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 22.5
123% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 39.6
DQ Write 72.8
DQ Mixed 22.2
26% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
705GB free
Firmware: CC3C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 107
Write 127
Mixed 105
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.59
102% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107
480GB free
Firmware: CC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 102
Write 107
Mixed 124
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.45
123% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 117%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107
364GB free
Firmware: CC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
41% Average
Read 67.3
Write 75.6
Mixed 72.9
54% 71.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.38
82% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 41%
Great: 117%
Fujitsu MHZ2320BH G2 320GB
251GB free
Firmware: 8909 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Read 54.3
Write 30.5
Mixed 29.3
28% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.3
76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 35%
Fujitsu MHV2120BH PL 120GB
112GB free
Firmware: 892C Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Read 37.5
Write 38.4
Mixed 36.6
28% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.24
66% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 22%
Toshiba MK1265GSX H 120GB
112GB free
Firmware: GJ003A Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 69.4
Write 73.8
Mixed 69.2
53% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.35
88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.7% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 14.8
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.9
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI FORMULA Builds (Compare 833 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $761
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