Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '16 at 20:20
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 99.2
1-Core 139
2-Core 279
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 775
77% 630 Pts
64-Core 777
48% 777 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 164
Parallax 152
125% 156 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 146
Splatting 116
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
37% Below average
Read 66.3
Write 62.7
Mixed 22
37% 50.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.19
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.3
63% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 37%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3416 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 46.2
MC Write 46.2
MC Mixed 34.4
121% 42.3 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 47.6
SC Mixed 35.4
104% 36.3 GB/s
Latency 40
100% 40 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 120%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA Builds (Compare 624 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

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