Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way 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. 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.8% 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 Drive257% 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)
Memory59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 17 '18 at 11:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way 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)
95% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 145
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 771
79% 638 Pts
64-Core 801
50% 801 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95%
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: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 133
Parallax 119
103% 126 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 115
Splatting 94.2
85% 105 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
434GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 527
Write 494
Mixed 511
114% 511 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 46.5
166% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 137
137% 220 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 2,278
Write 1,418
Mixed 1,479
381% 1,725 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 56
215% 79.3 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 145
151% 248 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 257%
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 (72nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 32.4
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 30.9
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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