Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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	380% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '22 at 02:20
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 757 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 192 Parallax 216 162% 202 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 208 Splatting 152 161% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 665GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1987 2111 2090 2220 2223 1459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2,515 Write 2,332 Mixed 2,295 SusWrite 2015 515% 2,289 MB/s	4K Read 72.4 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 95.9 318% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,447 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1,249 943% 1,270 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 287GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 244 246 245 246 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 360 Write 338 Mixed 340 SusWrite 246 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 44.5 145% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 215 160% 214 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 470 472 472 475 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 458 Mixed 439 SusWrite 472 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61.2 206% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 166 166 170 169 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 149 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 166 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 113 114 114 114 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 199 Write 187 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 113 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 350GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 35.4 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 41.4 25% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 87%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 3,362 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 27.5 Mixed 7.7 15% 17.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 964 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 29.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 135%

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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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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