Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.9% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateJan 03 '19 at 02:54
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 118
2-Core 264
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 523
69% 520 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.6% Very good
Lighting 97.5
Reflection 110
Parallax 92.8
80% 100 fps
MRender 92.6
Gravity 91.9
Splatting 96.3
77% 93.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 75 91 51 78 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 453
Mixed 344
SusWrite 103
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 43
168% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 180
178% 284 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 91%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
591GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 152 154 153 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 131
Write 136
Mixed 31
SusWrite 152
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
841GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 170 172 167 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 158
Mixed 108
SusWrite 169
113% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 34
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 38.7
SC Mixed 28.8
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
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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