Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.6% 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 Drive	117% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '16 at 14:37
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 770 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 63.4 59% 69 fps	MRender 75.2 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 55.8 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3518 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 673 (B1) Unknown 99 1 41 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 60 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 281 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14610859677	117% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 498 Mixed 505 114% 510 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 38.2 166% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 25.1 108% 241 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Sandisk Ultra Fit 62GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 57GB free Firmware: 1.00 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 147 Write 95.8 Mixed 117 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 5.94 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.28 440% 3.31 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 70%
Sandisk Ultra Fit 62GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 49GB free Firmware: 1.00 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 151 Write 98.3 Mixed 118 92% 123 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 3.05 4K Mixed 1.39 461% 3.48 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 70%
ASMT 2105 500GB 869 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 440GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 35.4 Mixed 36.1 46% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.24 68% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 159%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 32 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,763x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	539x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	454x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	349x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	242x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	117x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	99x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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