Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics156% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive140% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '19 at 07:52
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 (95th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 129
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 803
75% 623 Pts
64-Core 789
49% 789 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gigabyte(1458 37B8) ≥ 4GB; aorus rtx 2080 ti
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 211
Reflection 231
Parallax 224
172% 222 fps
MRender 252
Gravity 229
Splatting 145
164% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 464 432 433 431 431 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 1,537
Write 715
Mixed 500
SusWrite 441
176% 798 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 31.7
102% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 670
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 343
278% 408 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 140%
Great: 243%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 135 137 140 137 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
70% Good
Read 107
Write 106
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 137
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70%
Great: 84%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
320GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 62 63 62 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 67.8
Write 71.5
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 63.1
44% 60 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 44.9
MC Mixed 36.8
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 44.8
SC Mixed 30.2
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 113%
Great: 136%

 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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