Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive388% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '18 at 08:48
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 285
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 813
79% 647 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1705 MHz, MLim: 1904 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 133
Parallax 118
102% 125 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 115
Splatting 104
88% 109 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2113 2186 2193 2198 2206 2005 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
388% Outstanding
Read 2,756
Write 2,217
Mixed 1,463
SusWrite 2,150
481% 2,147 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 85.8
302% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,332
DQ Write 1,062
DQ Mixed 1,166
881% 1,187 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 388%
Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
433GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 485 484 484 485 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 482
Mixed 392
SusWrite 483
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 49.8
175% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$143
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 32.2
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 43.9
SC Mixed 31.9
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 135%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME Builds (Compare 525 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $1,446
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