Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 781 79% 641 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.4% Excellent	Lighting 96.9 Reflection 108 Parallax 93.8 79% 99.6 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 136 Splatting 111 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 411 410 407 405 409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 436 Mixed 356 SusWrite 411 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 53 183% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 331 257% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Samsung MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1 512GB 20,750 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 477GB free Firmware: EXA73H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1653 1010 605 606 604 604 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,258 Write 1,857 Mixed 1,406 SusWrite 847 355% 1,592 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 84.1 279% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,489 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 1,148 860% 1,162 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 295%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 458GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 452 454 456 455 454 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 464 Mixed 427 SusWrite 451 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.8 194% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 588GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 452 453 456 455 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 462 Mixed 396 SusWrite 451 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 47.8 166% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Samsun 860 EVO 1TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 605GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 464 467 466 467 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 467 Mixed 450 SusWrite 463 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 56.6 192% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 140%
Amd-raid WDC WD6003FFBX-6 6TB 552 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 568GB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 147 145 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 251 Write 239 Mixed 102 SusWrite 146 135% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 1.2 333% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 146%
Amd-raid WDC WD6003FFBX-6 6TB 552 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 3TB free Firmware: 83.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 204 204 204 205 203 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 214 Mixed 107 SusWrite 203 136% 186 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.7 365% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 146%
Amd-raid WDC WD6003FFBX-6 6TB 552 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 202 203 201 202 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 191 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 201 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.6 350% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 146%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 39.8 Write 39 Mixed 19.4 40% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.3 94% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 31.7 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 124%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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