Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '18 at 21:43
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU10%

 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 283
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 782
76% 627 Pts
64-Core 824
51% 824 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1540 MHz, MLim: 1867 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50% Above average
Lighting 59
Reflection 68.1
Parallax 55.3
48% 60.8 fps
MRender 77.3
Gravity 59
Splatting 62.7
54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
150GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 413
Mixed 420
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 49.4
178% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 121
144% 252 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 115%
Great: 134%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 492
Write 171
Mixed 286
69% 316 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 15.3
76% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 52.6
DQ Mixed 53.5
66% 121 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 76%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 110
Write 119
Mixed 141
94% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.1
42% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 30.8
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 28
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $750
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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