Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97% 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 Drive359% 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)
Memory59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '18 at 10:08
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 267
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 790
84% 670 Pts
64-Core 799
50% 799 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.9%
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: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 133
Parallax 118
103% 126 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 115
Splatting 94.1
85% 106 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2103 2153 2167 2174 1962 1957 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
359% Outstanding
Read 2,666
Write 2,178
Mixed 1,415
SusWrite 2,086
468% 2,086 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 78.9
268% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 1,041
DQ Write 856
DQ Mixed 936
704% 944 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 359%
Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
433GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 478 479 481 479 478 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 478
Mixed 395
SusWrite 479
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 48
167% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 359
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 32.7
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 32.2
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
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 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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