Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 244% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 202% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	286% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	183% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '23 at 18:09
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 (95^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 245 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 651 70% 560 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$720 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% MSI(1462 5112) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	286% Outstanding	Lighting 423 Reflection 416 Parallax 454 345% 431 fps	MRender 542 Gravity 372 Splatting 266 307% 393 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 464 427 381 368 332 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,908 Write 868 Mixed 666 SusWrite 413 212% 964 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 50.6 179% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 932 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 463 377% 555 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 469GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 392 456 476 481 478 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 472 Mixed 458 SusWrite 436 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 50.9 166% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 347 265% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 114 115 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 122 Write 115 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 114 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 77%
WD easystore 2648 1TB 921 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 919GB free, PID 2648 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 115 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 128 Write 110 Mixed 69 SusWrite 115 139% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.7 312% 3.23 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.8 DQ Mixed 0.5 352% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 20.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 21.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	217	60	144	48.9"	3840 1080	SAM0E5E C49HG9x

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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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16