Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	258% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '18 at 18:53
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 869 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2782 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 308 311 306 313 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,337 Write 1,458 Mixed 1,174 SusWrite 355 294% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 89.3 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,210 DQ Mixed 1,012 786% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 281GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 363 313 312 312 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 444 Mixed 367 SusWrite 344 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 61.9 211% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 346 264% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 224GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 468 277 241 239 238 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 445 Mixed 368 SusWrite 319 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 42.5 153% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 322 243% 326 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 804GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 180 184 174 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 158 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 181 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.3 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 32.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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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	79x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $96Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 24GBCorsairBench 65%, 14 samples	14x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $1,240

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16