Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics138% 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 Drive283% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateApr 29 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 834
89% 712 Pts
64-Core 832
52% 832 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 103%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 204
Parallax 188
159% 196 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 191
Splatting 132
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,071
Write 1,784
Mixed 1,618
406% 1,824 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 69.9
242% 88.3 MB/s
DQ Read 416
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 192
192% 309 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 283%
Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
238GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 528
Write 504
Mixed 513
115% 515 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 46.1
178% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 164
169% 275 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 31.6
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 42.1
SC Mixed 31.8
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME Builds (Compare 526 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $1,445
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HDDRAMUSB
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