Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics135% 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 Drive235% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory61.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '18 at 18:23
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 89.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 260
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 744
77% 621 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 192
Reflection 201
Parallax 186
157% 193 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 187
Splatting 128
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 2,230
Write 1,471
Mixed 1,495
383% 1,732 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 35.3
167% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 43.4
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 104
87% 120 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 235%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB-$351
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.2% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 24.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.3
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 172%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME Builds (Compare 526 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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