Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory30.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151110
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 24 '16 at 17:20
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 262
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 747
75% 609 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 145
Parallax 136
129% 147 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 137
Splatting 110
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 115%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
895GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 362
Write 316
Mixed 318
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 29.8
112% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 29.1
DQ Write 38.3
DQ Mixed 105
59% 57.3 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 364
Write 316
Mixed 320
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 22
103% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 106
94% 144 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.5% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 24.6
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.4
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 131%

 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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