Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 01:23
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (89th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 253
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 711
71% 577 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64% Good
Lighting 82.4
Reflection 81.7
Parallax 73.1
67% 79 fps
MRender 77.7
Gravity 73
Splatting 64.6
58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 238 236 219 213 214 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 483
Mixed 371
SusWrite 241
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 55.2
185% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 236
212% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 108%
Great: 118%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 59 61 61 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 142
Write 85.3
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 60.9
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
904GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 122 124 123 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 126
Write 121
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 122
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 23.4
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 71%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,333 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $741
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HDDRAMUSB
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