Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '17 at 17:42
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 143 2-Core 262 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 806 78% 644 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.3% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 111 Parallax 113 86% 110 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 95.6 Splatting 78 71% 88.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 870 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 276 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 51 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 52 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9771267304
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 28GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 136 Write 55.1 Mixed 62.7 93% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.96 118% 3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 38%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 22GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 131 Write 53 Mixed 60.4 90% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.94 117% 2.98 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 38%
2.0 USB Flash Drive 1GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID null Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	4.81% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 5.63 Mixed 7.93 10% 9.07 MB/s	4K Read 5.63 4K Write 0.09 4K Mixed 0.09 27% 1.94 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.81% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 31.2 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 31.8 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 46.1 87% 46.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 97%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	370x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	78x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	46x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 24GBCorsairBench 65%, 14 samples	14x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,445

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16