Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 94.6%, 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 Drive350% 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 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 06:14
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 145
2-Core 291
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 816
81% 660 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.6%
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)
96.8% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 133
Parallax 118
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 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1964 1986 1997 1992 2017 2018 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
350% Outstanding
Read 2,598
Write 2,106
Mixed 1,456
SusWrite 1,996
457% 2,039 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 78
267% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 845
DQ Mixed 919
692% 929 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 350%
Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
433GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 481 480 479 482 480 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 478
Mixed 384
SusWrite 479
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 47.6
167% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 355
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
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 (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 32.6
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 30.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 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 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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