Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 12:41
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 256
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 736
70% 578 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.4% Good
Lighting 86.8
Reflection 85.7
Parallax 76.1
71% 82.9 fps
MRender 80.3
Gravity 76.6
Splatting 68.5
61% 75.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 75 62 76 49 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 360
Write 218
Mixed 232
SusWrite 78.6
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 41
161% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 164
123% 162 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 85%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67
892GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 121 121 122 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 124
Write 112
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 121
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
770GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 162 161 163 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 155
Mixed 109
SusWrite 162
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
74.2% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,314 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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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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