Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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 Drive172% 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 06 '17 at 20:46
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 98.7
1-Core 152
2-Core 284
100% 178 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 841
83% 679 Pts
64-Core 841
52% 841 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 3003 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 195
Parallax 186
148% 188 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 187
Splatting 127
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
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 way below expectations (8th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 508
Write 484
Mixed 502
111% 498 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 49.1
4K Mixed 1.95
62% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 63.9
67% 111 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.6%
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 (46th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,813
Write 929
Mixed 1,328
300% 1,357 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 34.8
119% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 60.8
63% 103 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 172%
Great: 219%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 176
Mixed 153
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.24
96% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 103%
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 44
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 32.2
115% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 46.9
SC Mixed 35.3
103% 36 GB/s
Latency 42.5
94% 42.5 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
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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