Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	82.5% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 23:25
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 697 73% 587 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 849GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 68 457 364 15 9.4 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 518 Write 459 Mixed 415 SusWrite 152 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 27.3 144% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 1.2 65% 150 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 824GB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 206 204 204 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 154 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 204 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 948GB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 0 0 0 0 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 118 Write 133 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 0.2 62% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 66%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 121 122 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 98 Write 25.5 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 122 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 72%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 687GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 85 63 88 88 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 124 Write 108 Mixed 73 SusWrite 83.5 127% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 174% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.7 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 103%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,764x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	539x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	454x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	349x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	242x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	171x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16