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 above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	87.7% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 251 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 616 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8506) CLim: 1558 MHz, MLim: 1781 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 104 96 86 78 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 477 Write 298 Mixed 246 SusWrite 95.5 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 40.6 160% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 130 148% 255 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 116%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 68GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 891 889 819 557 437 396 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,903 Write 896 Mixed 655 SusWrite 665 227% 1,030 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 56.9 236% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 374 359% 586 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 243%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 93GB free Firmware: LCSi SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 166 164 167 165 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 338 Write 209 Mixed 244 SusWrite 157 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.3 170% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 229 175% 240 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 88%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 28GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 191 183 194 188 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 454 Write 189 Mixed 229 SusWrite 190 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 15.8 116% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 28.5 75% 163 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 179 181 183 181 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 155 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 178 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 33.4 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%

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

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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