Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 96.2%, 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 Drive256% 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)
Memory60.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '18 at 08:58
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 802
82% 661 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.2%
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: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 134
Parallax 119
104% 127 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 117
Splatting 102
88% 109 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
432GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 526
Write 490
Mixed 518
114% 511 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 46.2
163% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 133
131% 212 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 2,270
Write 1,407
Mixed 1,495
381% 1,724 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 56.4
216% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 141
146% 239 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 256%
Great: 283%
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 37.4
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 32.5
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 43.8
SC Mixed 32
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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