Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	153% 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 Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 10:47
Run Duration	377 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 273 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 765 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 174 Parallax 254 162% 209 fps	MRender 268 Gravity 220 Splatting 164 172% 217 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Asus(1043 8539) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.8% Very good	Lighting 90.1 Reflection 105 Parallax 94.6 73% 96.5 fps	MRender 86.1 Gravity 89.7 Splatting 77.9 69% 84.6 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 2TB-$320 2,669 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 416 440 431 422 444 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 469 Mixed 390 SusWrite 424 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 44.6 144% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 197 158% 229 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 130%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 628GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 335 349 344 345 352 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 360 Write 366 Mixed 312 SusWrite 341 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 33.4 110% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 93.8 DQ Mixed 182 131% 173 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 610GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1709 1263 1281 1328 1381 1337 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 1,899 Mixed 1,724 SusWrite 1,383 422% 1,889 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 65.6 211% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,404 DQ Write 93.5 DQ Mixed 185 277% 561 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 2x16GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 71: 9R 8G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
71%	25%	75	334	268	240	48.7"	3413 960	SAM7053 LC49G95T

History: Score 41: 5R 4G 4B | Score 52: 6R 5G 7B | Score 71: 9R 8G 2B

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	371x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	78x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	46x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 24GBCorsairBench 65%, 14 samples	14x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,445

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16