Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics8.07% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive126% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '19 at 02:00
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 289
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 795
80% 653 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4501
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.07% Terrible
Lighting 8.67
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 8.72
7% 10.1 fps
MRender 9.76
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 17.3
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.07%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 352 178 115 112 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 492
Mixed 411
SusWrite 225
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 70.8
246% 89.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
229GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 330 329 329 328 327 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 2,116
Write 1,537
Mixed 704
SusWrite 381
262% 1,184 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 254
4K Mixed 62.5
291% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1049
DQ Write 1,300
DQ Mixed 743
680% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 247%
Great: 236%
Hitach HDS721010DLE630 1TB
300GB free
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 139 140 141 140 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 135
Write 122
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 139
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2228 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
76.9% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.9
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 25.1
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,322 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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