Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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 VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 22 '17 at 23:40
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 745
77% 622 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 79.3
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 68.1
65% 75.3 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 72
Splatting 73.1
59% 72 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
90GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 475
Write 154
Mixed 242
63% 291 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 22
131% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 42.1
96% 204 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 528
Write 451
Mixed 463
107% 480 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 40.9
167% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 143
162% 278 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 119%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0508
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 168
Write 140
Mixed 159
118% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.27
72% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 102%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
441GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 127
Write 112
Mixed 123
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.2
77% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 71%
WD Elements 1TB
224GB free, PID 10a8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 88.4
Write 95.5
Mixed 78.4
113% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.22
77% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 28.1
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 37.2
SC Mixed 28.1
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,313 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $736
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HDDRAMUSB
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