Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% 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 Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '19 at 08:32
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 264
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 696
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 178
Parallax 174
131% 171 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 154
Splatting 112
102% 126 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 383 383 386 369 383 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 399
Mixed 314
SusWrite 381
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 45.2
165% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 156
166% 278 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 109%
Great: 118%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
85GB free
Firmware: 000F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 262 248 252 262 268 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 440
Write 260
Mixed 257
SusWrite 258
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 15.9
111% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 23.3
70% 148 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 74%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
242GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 126 124 126 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 148
Write 155
Mixed 30
SusWrite 126
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.9
350% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3733 C17 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 27.8
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 22.9
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA Builds (Compare 624 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Average Total price: $1,205
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