Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics77.1% 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 Drive237% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateMay 20 '18 at 01:43
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 (100th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 277
97% 173 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 816
84% 678 Pts
64-Core 814
50% 814 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 106
Parallax 91.7
83% 99.8 fps
MRender 82.8
Gravity 87.6
Splatting 75.2
66% 81.8 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST3500320AS 525GB
318GB free
Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 474
Mixed 482
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 16.1
110% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 14.5
92% 212 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 107%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
188GB free
Firmware: MU01.4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 352
Write 205
Mixed 206
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 10
69% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 21.5
DQ Write 37
DQ Mixed 27.2
21% 28.6 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 95%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 2,111
Write 1,299
Mixed 1,494
362% 1,634 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 50.5
214% 84.1 MB/s
DQ Read 38.8
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 195
148% 188 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 237%
Great: 283%
OCZ Vertex 4 512GB-$349
44GB free
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 461
Mixed 438
103% 463 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 15.5
119% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 17.4
68% 158 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 30.9
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 41.1
SC Mixed 34.1
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 125%

 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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