Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.9% 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	339% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '20 at 21:23
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 745 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Lighting 48 Reflection 46.7 Parallax 41.4 39% 45.4 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 37.5 33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 844GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 2234 2436 2495 2475 2485 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 1,741 Write 2,410 Mixed 1,792 SusWrite 2,279 466% 2,056 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 78 257% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,154 DQ Write 1,114 DQ Mixed 957 767% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 472%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 100GB free Firmware: SAFC12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 143 178 143 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 479 Mixed 402 SusWrite 216 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 40.6 142% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 200 187% 288 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 122GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 58 55 52 54 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 53 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 52.8 32% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 69% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 67%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 103GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 132 132 132 131 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 121 Write 129 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 130 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 96%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 83GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 8.7 13 10 5.3 5.3 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	3.98% Terrible	Read 3.7 Write 5.2 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 10.2 5% 6.22 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 13% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 3.98% Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 55GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 113 113 112 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 104 Write 71.7 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 110 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 197GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 115 116 116 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 115 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 78GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 72 74 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 65 Write 66 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 71.9 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 115% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 30.8 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 28.4 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 100%

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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	370x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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