Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	309% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '19 at 13:57
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 801 84% 676 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2172) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.6 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 25.9 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 806GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1828 1415 1414 1421 1415 1416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 1,724 Write 2,025 Mixed 1,594 SusWrite 1,485 385% 1,707 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 79.1 281% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,533 DQ Write 1,295 DQ Mixed 1,401 1,053% 1,410 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 335%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 51GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 132 129 165 135 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 380 Write 219 Mixed 266 SusWrite 145 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 46 179% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 218 175% 248 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 95%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 193 188 187 188 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 175 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 189 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 203% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 876GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 121 122 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 119 Write 110 Mixed 94.9 SusWrite 121 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 20.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 88%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,774x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	541x
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	351x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	244x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	172x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	171x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	117x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	99x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $738

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16