Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	217% 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.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '21 at 05:35
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 808 79% 648 Pts	64-Core 817 51% 817 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 1TB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 667GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T54B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 983 1247 1258 1264 938 1412 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 2,319 Write 1624 Mixed 1,381 SusWrite 1,184 363% 1,627 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 44.5 149% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 158 108% 132 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 355%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 932GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 151 152 152 147 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 134 Write 101 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 148 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 632GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 136 136 135 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 154 Write 144 Mixed 85 SusWrite 134 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 861GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 164 166 163 169 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 134 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 166 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Avexir DDR4-2800 CL15 8GB 4x8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 30.7 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 32 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 133%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	374x
Core i7-7700KIntel $234Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	80x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $330Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 24GBCorsairBench 65%, 14 samples	14x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $935

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369