Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.6% 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	382% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 03:22
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 795 84% 673 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 59.6 Parallax 52.9 51% 58.3 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 53.9 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1988 2000 2059 2168 2158 1955 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,578 Write 2185 Mixed 1,471 SusWrite 2,055 465% 2,072 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 87.9 314% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 1,184 914% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 393%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 127GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 112 110 111 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 188GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 95 96 96 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 77.5 Write 125 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 97.1 59% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.8 338% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1GB free Firmware: CC41 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 76.5 Write 83.5 Mixed 26 45% 62 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 350% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 20.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.8 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 80%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,770x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	540x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	455x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	349x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	243x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	172x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16