Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	261% 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	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	16.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '18 at 14:17
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 729 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 83F6) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 40.2 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 52.8 33% 43.5 fps	MRender 50.4 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 34.7 35% 44.2 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1241 1269 1296 1209 1233 1213 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,055 Write 1,460 Mixed 771 SusWrite 1,244 308% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 61.7 229% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,073 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 463 414% 646 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 225GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 469 476 481 481 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 443 Mixed 388 SusWrite 475 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 60.2 203% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Kingston HyperX 240GB-$65 502 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 221GB free Firmware: 332ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 218 197 201 202 215 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 328 Write 263 Mixed 254 SusWrite 210 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 37.2 141% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 184 142% 194 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 92%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 448 446 457 464 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 456 Mixed 428 SusWrite 456 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 60 200% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 909GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 192 193 193 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 190 Mixed 111 SusWrite 192 130% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.5 320% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 232GB free Firmware: 3.CHL SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 71 72 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 69.3 Write 37.1 Mixed 39.6 SusWrite 71.7 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.9 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 28.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 125%

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Gaming 87%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	371x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $300	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