Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 01 '19 at 15:14
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 55%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 55.5
2-Core 182
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 301
8-Core 394
44% 348 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.8% Very good
Lighting 87.1
Reflection 115
Parallax 97
71% 99.6 fps
MRender 95.8
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 96.4
79% 96.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 131 145 177 163 161 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.5% Average
Read 282
Write 126
Mixed 142
SusWrite 149
39% 175 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 21.5
4K Mixed 15.8
55% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 76.3
105% 191 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.4% Average
MC Read 14
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 13
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12.8
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 85%

 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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