Asus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '17 at 21:56
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3258-$31
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63% Good
Memory 93
1-Core 90.9
2-Core 195
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 192
8-Core 209
26% 200 Pts
64-Core 150
9% 150 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 63%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.8% Good
Lighting 81.5
Reflection 88.5
Parallax 77.8
66% 82.6 fps
MRender 83
Gravity 75.7
Splatting 70.2
62% 76.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 180GB-$100
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 474
Write 219
Mixed 254
69% 316 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 25.2
120% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 51.6
89% 175 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 87%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63
2.5TB free
Firmware: MKAOA3B0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 135
Write 140
Mixed 112
96% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.46
130% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79
383GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 105
Write 107
Mixed 103
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 2.14
4K Mixed 0.27
89% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-047.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.2% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 7.9
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 7.8
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI EXTREME Builds (Compare 418 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME - $580

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,180
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