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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160107
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '17 at 14:04
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 268 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 778 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.78 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 156 Reflection 158 Parallax 130 127% 148 fps	Gravity 140 Splatting 85.7 96% 113 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 402GB free Firmware: CXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,493 Write 1,485 Mixed 1,851 430% 1,943 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.3 185% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,095 DQ Write 895 DQ Mixed 322 425% 771 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 306%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 319GB free Firmware: 8EV101F0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,790 Write 943 Mixed 1,289 296% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 42.7 186% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 267 390% 732 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 230%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1046 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 445 (B1) Unknown 99 99 11 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 54 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 105 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4926528416	105% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 401 Mixed 414 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 49.8 144% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 128 149% 260 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$130 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 108 (03) Spinup time 128 128 42983227905 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 45 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 204 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 45 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 49 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 223339741219 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	108% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 180 Mixed 170 137% 183 MB/s	4K Read 1.01 4K Write 3.49 4K Mixed 0.49 162% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 429GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 103 (03) Spinup time 162 158 4891 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3665 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 16958 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3609 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 296 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3663 (C2) HDA temperature 113 92 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	53.8% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 88.7 Mixed 88.8 69% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.41 102% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 3,365 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 32.3 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 30.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

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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	373x
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 $95Bench 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 $39Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16