Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.1%, 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 Drive183% 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 22 '17 at 22:24
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 98.4
1-Core 152
2-Core 303
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 842
85% 689 Pts
64-Core 846
52% 846 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2810 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 195
Parallax 171
148% 182 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 186
Splatting 131
121% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 180 960GB-$230
378GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 517
Write 437
Mixed 482
107% 479 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 27.3
90% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 67.6
69% 111 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 110%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 2,005
Write 993
Mixed 1,293
315% 1,431 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 34.6
117% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 64.6
65% 106 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 183%
Great: 219%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 165
Mixed 164
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.07
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.21
103% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 96.1%
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)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 30.9
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 33.1
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 44.1
91% 44.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 108%
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%
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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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