Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.6% 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 Drive60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '18 at 03:35
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 (99th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 298
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 833
80% 660 Pts
64-Core 844
52% 844 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2212 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 125
Parallax 115
97% 120 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 108
Splatting 105
87% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 481
Write 127
Mixed 199
58% 269 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 10.1
96% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 8.21
43% 98.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 28.4
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 29.8
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 110%

 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Average Total price: $1,205
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