Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula – VRM cooling by EKWB

1. Introducing Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula2. Taking a closer look at the features3. Performance and Overclocking - CPU tests4. Performance and Overclocking - Gaming5. Cooling Performance and Power Draw6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

Test system
CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus XI Formula
RAM: 16GB G.Skill TridentZ Royal DDR4-3200MHz
CPU Cooler: Fractal Design Celsius S24
Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2080 Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6
SSD: 1TB Intel SSD 7 M.2 NVMe
Power Supply: Seasonic Prime Platinum 1300W

CPU Cooler Custom loop components
CPU Block: EKWB Velocity RGB
Pump/Reservoir: EKWB XRES 140 Revo D5 RGB PWM
Radiator: Alphacool NexXxos XT30 240mm
Fittings: Alphacool 10/16mm
Coolant: Corsair XT5
Thermal Compound: Arctic MX-4

We tested the Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula with an Intel Core i9-9900K that has a base speed of 3.6GHz, however our interest mainly lies in the all-core speed when the CPU is working hard. On Auto settings with XMP enabled the i9-9900K runs at 4.7GHz with a Vcore of 1.15V. For our second set of tests we used the overclocked settings shown in our video with the CPU running at 5.0GHz non-AVX and an ambitious 4.9GHz in AVX workloads.

In Cinebench R20 our overclocked i9-9900K is running at a higher speed in this AVX workload and as a result it tops the chart.

In the Non-AVX Cinebench R15 the Asus falls back to a mid-chart position.

Blender is an intense test for the CPU and we see the Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula perform well.

The Time Spy CPU test throws up some surprising results with Asus languishing way down the order.

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