Asus MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive325% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '21 at 17:21
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 662
68% 549 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1715 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.5% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 111
Parallax 177
93% 134 fps
MRender 92.4
Gravity 127
Splatting 78.7
80% 99.4 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$71
446GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 1090 1171 1925 1051 738 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
325% Outstanding
Read 2,539
Write 1,993
Mixed 127
SusWrite 1,170
322% 1,457 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 93.1
317% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,297
DQ Write 1,102
DQ Mixed 600
613% 999 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 325%
Great: 339%
Mushkin Reactor 512GB-$280
477GB free
Firmware: O1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 428 420 438 433 432 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 395
Mixed 323
SusWrite 427
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 49.2
172% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 201
163% 231 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB
4GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 7.3 10 10 10 9.7 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
5.19% Terrible
Read 14.5
Write 8.3
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 9.3
10% 8.65 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.19%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
42.5% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 15
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT Builds (Compare 333 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $732
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