Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 156%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 137%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics171% 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 Drive379% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJan 11 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 95.9
1-Core 135
2-Core 261
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 774
75% 619 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
171% Outstanding
Lighting 239
Reflection 239
Parallax 231
195% 236 fps
MRender 274
Gravity 240
Splatting 155
175% 223 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 171%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
574GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1947 1990 2051 2160 2180 2178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
379% Outstanding
Read 2,590
Write 2,271
Mixed 1,542
SusWrite 2,084
476% 2,122 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 85.8
299% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,337
DQ Write 1,165
DQ Mixed 1,221
923% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 379%
Great: 425%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC9F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 191 190 195 191 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 142
Mixed 83
SusWrite 192
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
4TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 143 145 145 146 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 110
Write 140
Mixed 109
SusWrite 144
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.7
288% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 32.5
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 41.7
SC Mixed 32.9
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME Builds (Compare 529 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: 52% - Above average Total price: $1,240
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HDDRAMUSB
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