Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24% 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	98.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150714
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '19 at 15:41
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 646 67% 537 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Gigabyte(1458 2553) 2GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24% Poor	Lighting 28.9 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 34.7 24% 31.6 fps	MRender 27.1 Gravity 24.2 Splatting 36.5 25% 29.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 393 326 256 225 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 392 Mixed 336 SusWrite 302 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 39.9 149% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 348 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 124%
WD WD1200JD-00HBC0 120GB 1,007 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 14GB free Firmware: 02.05D02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 3.9 6 3.9 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	9.46% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 9.2 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 4.4 11% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 126% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.46% Great: 32%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 182GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 91 100 102 105 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 100 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 108%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 136GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 48 49 49 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 46.5 Write 40.2 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 48.1 30% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 53% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 63%
Seagate ST9160821A 160GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 117GB free Firmware: 3.ALE SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 13 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	6.29% Terrible	Read 9.7 Write 11.5 Mixed 11 SusWrite 12.2 8% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.29% Great: 21%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 84GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 135 Write 136 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 97.4 125% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 49%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 250GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 33 33 38 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 38 Write 26.7 Mixed 23 SusWrite 34.8 40% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD 2x8GB 604 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.4 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 94%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,761x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	538x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	453x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	348x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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