Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 19:44
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 237 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 604 64% 510 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.1% Below average	Lighting 35.8 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 31.9 29% 36.4 fps	MRender 48.6 Gravity 34 Splatting 44.3 35% 42.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 154 111 89 76 66 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 475 Mixed 395 SusWrite 140 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.5 199% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 30 26 21 24 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 105 Write 27.3 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 26.6 34% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 799GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 101 96 100 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 122 Write 124 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 99.2 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 123GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 41 35 37 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 192 Write 42.8 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 38.2 54% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 114% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 5GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 79 83 83 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 112 Write 90.7 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 81.9 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0830 2TB 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 123GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Read 47.8 Write 21 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 58.8 55% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.7% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 10.5 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 11.8 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 49%

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

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Desktop 90%

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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	370x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 24GBCorsairBench 65%, 14 samples	14x

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Total price: $1,445

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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