Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 05:26
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 87.4
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 222
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 580
62% 494 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.5% Very good
Lighting 91.2
Reflection 104
Parallax 85.8
74% 93.7 fps
MRender 78
Gravity 90.1
Splatting 75.3
66% 81.1 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,869
Write 1,452
Mixed 546
284% 1289 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 58.3
221% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,147
DQ Write 956
DQ Mixed 920
725% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79
18GB free
Firmware: DC22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 88 75 112 115 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 383
Write 128
Mixed 170
SusWrite 103
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 35.6
151% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 84.8
84% 138 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
217GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 106 107 106 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 110
Write 53.5
Mixed 74
SusWrite 106
64% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 22.6
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 18.8
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA Builds (Compare 624 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Average Total price: $1,205
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