Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	174% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.6% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '20 at 02:47
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 248 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 734 71% 582 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	174% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 236 Parallax 303 203% 263 fps	MRender 297 Gravity 227 Splatting 135 170% 220 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 349 365 369 350 367 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 359 Write 379 Mixed 323 SusWrite 350 80% 353 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 46.4 151% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 216 161% 215 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 140GB free Firmware: 3B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 287 159 164 145 131 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 486 Mixed 425 SusWrite 215 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61.9 209% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 208GB free Firmware: 0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 155 150 149 155 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 136 Write 140 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 151 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.7 230% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 113%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: A420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 84 84 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 84.3 Write 79.8 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 83.8 49% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 33.4 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 27.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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