Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '16 at 19:50
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 531 70% 528 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 375.95 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SiImage 240GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0000 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 384 Write 169 Mixed 185 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 6.61 47% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 19.3 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 47.9 51% 80.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 84%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 173 4216 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 781 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4674 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 309 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 27 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 829 (C2) HDA temperature 120 93 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	79.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 144 Mixed 123 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.34 4K Mixed 0.28 104% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 86%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 154 146 11300 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1053 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3808 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 340 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 23 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1029 (C2) HDA temperature 121 99 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	84.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 150 112% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.26 113% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free, PID 3312 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 132 Write 117 Mixed 109 150% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 6.92 4K Mixed 0.58 258% 2.75 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 74%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -0 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 15GB free, PID 0306 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	6.02% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 5.41 Mixed 6.81 10% 9.23 MB/s	4K Read 1.33 4K Write 0.74 4K Mixed 0.29 40% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.02% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x4GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 48.7 MC Mixed 41.4 127% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 33.1 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME - $185

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	371x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	78x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	46x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 24GBCorsairBench 65%, 14 samples	14x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,445

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16