Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive122% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory15.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateOct 14 '20 at 16:54
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User PAN-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 74.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 226
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 613
56% 471 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 68%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73% Very good
Lighting 90.4
Reflection 107
Parallax 105
74% 101 fps
MRender 91.3
Gravity 96.1
Splatting 79.1
72% 88.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 223 240 200 187 177 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 808
Write 217
Mixed 419
SusWrite 212
91% 414 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 40.3
167% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 330
309% 504 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 122%
Great: 243%
Intel SSDPE2MW800G4 800GB
146GB free
Firmware: 8EV10135
SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 768 794 800 793 820 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 621
Write 805
Mixed 502
SusWrite 790
154% 680 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 40.2
191% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,139
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 880
678% 931 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 172%
Great: 217%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB
3TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 155 154 151 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 165
Write 144
Mixed 117
SusWrite 153
194% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
132% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
66.6% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 22.6
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 21.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 90.5
44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME Builds (Compare 526 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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HDDRAMUSB
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