Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics116% 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 Drive185% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 05 '17 at 23:51
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 98.8
1-Core 151
2-Core 304
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 844
88% 708 Pts
64-Core 843
52% 843 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 103%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3003 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 154
Parallax 152
124% 153 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 193
Splatting 98.1
112% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 180 960GB-$230
398GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 501
Write 478
Mixed 497
110% 492 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 24.8
86% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 98.2
DQ Mixed 60.3
58% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 110%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 1,855
Write 1,079
Mixed 1,341
315% 1,425 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 36.2
128% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 62.7
63% 101 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 185%
Great: 219%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 161
Mixed 167
126% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.21
107% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 44.7
MC Mixed 31.5
114% 39.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 47.9
SC Mixed 34.1
102% 35.8 GB/s
Latency 41.9
96% 41.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 114%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME Builds (Compare 527 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $1,240
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