Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	305% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 03:29
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 275 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 816 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 1105 1055 995 961 885 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,460 Write 1,850 Mixed 1102 SusWrite 1,038 359% 1,612 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 78.4 283% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,369 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 1,202 919% 1,248 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 393%
OCZ VERTEX 128GB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 103GB free Firmware: 1.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 173 176 175 175 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 216 Write 170 Mixed 113 SusWrite 174 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 15 63% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 62.7 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 17.1 18% 30.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 42%
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 303GB free Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 423 417 420 400 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 413 Mixed 239 SusWrite 415 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 37.6 157% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 151 156% 257 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 222 228 235 222 231 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 218 Write 213 Mixed 102 SusWrite 228 139% 190 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 1.7 376% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.8 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 31 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	371x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	78x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	46x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 24GBCorsairBench 65%, 14 samples	14x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,445

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16