Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive195% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory57.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMay 30 '18 at 02:39
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 244
91% 160 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 730
74% 599 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.3% Very good
Lighting 99
Reflection 105
Parallax 90.4
81% 98 fps
MRender 80
Gravity 86.2
Splatting 73.4
65% 79.9 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,486
Write 768
Mixed 932
234% 1,062 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 48.7
204% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 932
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 179
242% 461 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 195%
Great: 243%
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110
72GB free
Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 372
Mixed 381
92% 414 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 27.1
137% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 67.3
122% 243 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 175
Mixed 162
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.24
81% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0108
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 105
Write 126
Mixed 77.9
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 3.95
4K Mixed 0.41
150% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
898GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 168
Write 145
Mixed 148
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.21
75% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130
464GB free
Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 67.7
Write 67.9
Mixed 64.2
50% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 0.77
4K Mixed 0.38
80% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 4x16GB-$420
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 29.5
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 29.9
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 157%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME Builds (Compare 525 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: $1,446
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