Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.7% 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 Drive152% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 VII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151028
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 30 '18 at 18:21
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 90.7
2-Core 245
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 647
67% 540 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Lighting 73.2
Reflection 73.7
Parallax 65.6
60% 70.8 fps
MRender 73.2
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 59.6
54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 577 589 607 610 610 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 737
Write 603
Mixed 481
SusWrite 590
135% 603 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.3
199% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 458
366% 526 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 152%
Great: 283%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497
772GB free
Firmware: ST6OA31B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 109 108 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 106
Write 104
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 109
68% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
826GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 160 158 159 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 104
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 159
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1923 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 22.9
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII RANGER Builds (Compare 2,768 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER - $283

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $940
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