Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive180% 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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '17 at 20:00
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 98.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 293
101% 182 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 840
84% 684 Pts
64-Core 846
52% 846 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 201
Parallax 171
143% 182 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 192
Splatting 135
125% 154 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
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 (26th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 505
Write 481
Mixed 502
111% 496 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 25.3
89% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 65
68% 111 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 110%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,801
Write 1,068
Mixed 1,130
294% 1,333 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 34.3
119% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 60.7
63% 104 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 180%
Great: 219%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 176
Mixed 160
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.24
101% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
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 (94th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 43.9
MC Write 44.4
MC Mixed 32.1
115% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 46.9
SC Mixed 34.2
102% 35.7 GB/s
Latency 41.9
96% 41.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 115%
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%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

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