Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160302
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 18:56
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
63.6% Good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 76.4
2-Core 136
62% 100 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 285
32% 250 Pts
64-Core 278
17% 278 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 164
Parallax 175
100% 154 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 172
Splatting 122
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 103%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 166 167 169 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 170
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 165
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
74.5% Very good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 26.4
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 19.7
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,308 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $750
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HDDRAMUSB
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