Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.4% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 24 '20 at 20:24
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 135
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 745
71% 587 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8513) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.2% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 81.5
Parallax 72.4
64% 77.4 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 70.3
Splatting 64.7
56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocz-arc1 00 480GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 173 213 201 163 187 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 361
Write 243
Mixed 289
SusWrite 192
61% 271 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 33.9
140% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 28.6
84% 183 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 104%
OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCIe 120GB-$100
4GB free
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 297
Write 106
Mixed 130
39% 178 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 19.2
75% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 20.5
44% 90.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 69%
WD WD40EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB
701GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 117 119 119 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
69% Good
Read 123
Write 124
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 117
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 69%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
77.5% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 23.9
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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