Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics168% 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 Drive88% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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)
Memory42.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '20 at 10:53
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 255
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 680
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
168% Outstanding
Lighting 242
Reflection 213
Parallax 266
197% 240 fps
MRender 275
Gravity 213
Splatting 129
160% 206 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 168%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 155 95 108 84 80 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 479
Write 410
Mixed 351
SusWrite 133
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 44.9
161% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 168
146% 221 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
168GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1109 836 838 832 830 832 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
317% Outstanding
Read 2,553
Write 2,376
Mixed 1,802
SusWrite 880
426% 1,903 MB/s
4K Read 67.8
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 95.5
322% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,470
DQ Write 1292
DQ Mixed 1,350
1,021% 1,371 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 317%
Great: 340%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 64GB
45GB free, PID 557d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 8 8.3 8.7 7.9 8.4 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 28
Write 6.5
Mixed 10
SusWrite 7.9
14% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 3.2
212% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMD16GX4M2B3200C14 CMD16GX4M2B3200C14 CMD32GX4M2C3200C16 CMD32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 32.7
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 40.2
SC Mixed 30.5
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns

 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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