Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.4% 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 Drive338% 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)
Memory59.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 07:37
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 290
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 777
81% 651 Pts
64-Core 799
50% 799 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.7%
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: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 133
Parallax 118
103% 126 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 115
Splatting 107
90% 109 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1896 1881 2008 1870 1709 1635 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
338% Outstanding
Read 2,625
Write 2,206
Mixed 1,509
SusWrite 1,833
458% 2,043 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 77.6
263% 93.8 MB/s
DQ Read 972
DQ Write 820
DQ Mixed 882
665% 891 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 338%
Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
433GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 459 449 461 461 460 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 475
Mixed 418
SusWrite 457
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 48.1
166% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 358
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 116%
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 (76th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 32.4
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 45.1
SC Mixed 31.9
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
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 529 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: 52% - Above average Total price: $1,240
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HDDRAMUSB
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