Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	113% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 30 '19 at 22:54
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 272 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 772 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 136 119 117 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 421 Mixed 385 SusWrite 153 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.6 219% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 105GB free Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 249 249 250 250 250 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,974 Write 603 Mixed 616 SusWrite 276 189% 867 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 57.7 281% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 282 220% 305 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 271%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 56GB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 84 83 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 84.5 Write 77.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 83.5 55% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 86%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 63GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 76 81 103 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 86.7 Mixed 68 SusWrite 82.4 62% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 33.3 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,761x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	538x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	453x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	348x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	242x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	171x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	171x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	117x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	99x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $801

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