Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.1% 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	89.9% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '18 at 03:03
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 268 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 726 70% 575 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 104 Reflection 115 Parallax 97.2 85% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 351 397 403 403 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 414 Write 386 Mixed 266 SusWrite 390 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 18.1 136% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 111 120% 196 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 86%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 79GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 115 167 170 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 132 Mixed 93 SusWrite 132 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 131 133 130 130 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 105 Write 114 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 130 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.8 199% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 66%
ADATA HM900 3TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 373GB free, PID a43a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 40 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 40.8 52% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.2% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 109%

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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 $15	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