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 (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160107
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '17 at 15:41
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 777 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Triactor 480GB-$150 1,840 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1126A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 844 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 834 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 108 (A3) Unknown 100 100 57 (A4) Unknown 100 100 30740 (A5) Unknown 100 100 85 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 23 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 48 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 108 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 17 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 504928 (F2) Unknown 100 100 480048 (F5) Unknown 100 100 245920	75.2% Very good	Read 485 Write 259 Mixed 273 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 23.7 99% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 12.8 67% 156 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 87GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 134 134 34387788203 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 821 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3246 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 810 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3597 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3597 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 201864445982 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 5	72.3% Very good	Read 136 Write 116 Mixed 115 92% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.21 82% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 107%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 41GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 128 124 6566 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9808 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8993 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 810 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9808 (C2) HDA temperature 120 94 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	26.1% Poor	Read 40.6 Write 50 Mixed 49.7 35% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.31 86% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 24GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 71 890 (03) Spinup time 80 80 6840 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 3959 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 11750 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3749 (0D) Soft read error rate 99 71 890 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 3032 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 62 353107989 (C2) HDA temperature 78 58 369885206 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 261344 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 34 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	58.8% Above average	Read 108 Write 96.4 Mixed 106 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.48 125% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 10GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 138 135 4058 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2513 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6180 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2036 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 527 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 171 171 89089 (C2) HDA temperature 118 102 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 256671 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59.5% Above average	Read 96.1 Write 111 Mixed 119 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.21 77% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 33.5 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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 $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 $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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