Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive112% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 25 '17 at 18:17
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 813
83% 674 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Asus(1043 85EC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.0
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 493
Mixed 512
114% 508 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 34.7
151% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 21.5
106% 240 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
277GB free
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,186
Write 1,360
Mixed 1,594
379% 1,713 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 60.4
228% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 583
DQ Write 408
DQ Mixed 246
251% 412 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 262%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 42.1
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 31
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 44.5
SC Mixed 34.9
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 46.8
86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 110%
Great: 115%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
HDDRAMUSB
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