Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive173% 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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '17 at 02:00
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 98.5
1-Core 152
2-Core 300
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 843
84% 683 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 188
Parallax 160
141% 174 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 180
Splatting 124
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
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 (15th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 508
Write 393
Mixed 499
104% 467 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 44.8
4K Mixed 25.2
90% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 65.1
67% 110 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 110%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,762
Write 1,009
Mixed 1,173
290% 1,315 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 33.2
114% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 64
64% 103 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 173%
Great: 219%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 175
Mixed 160
129% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.22
100% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3224 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 31
108% 38 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 33.1
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 43.6
92% 43.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 109%
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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