Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.4% 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 Drive337% 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)
Memory60.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 13 '18 at 10:38
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (100th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 779
84% 666 Pts
64-Core 800
50% 800 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.1%
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: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 133
Parallax 129
103% 129 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 115
Splatting 107
90% 110 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1332 1757 1776 1875 1770 1761 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
337% Outstanding
Read 2,688
Write 2,038
Mixed 1,354
SusWrite 1,712
435% 1,948 MB/s
4K Read 57.4
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 77.6
267% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,087
DQ Write 808
DQ Mixed 922
696% 939 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 337%
Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
431GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 455 463 464 463 464 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 463
Mixed 392
SusWrite 461
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 48.7
168% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 357
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
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 (76th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 32.2
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 31.3
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
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: $1,445
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