Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.9% 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	73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '20 at 21:57
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 193 79% 134 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 504 54% 431 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8529) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.9% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 39.5 Parallax 33.7 32% 37.5 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 35.5 Splatting 31.7 28% 35.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 233 225 230 268 272 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 347 Write 260 Mixed 300 SusWrite 243 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 19.6 100% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 228 202% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 79GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 39 23 31 43 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 127 112 118 144 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 88.2 Write 136 Mixed 68 SusWrite 123 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 90%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 44GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 127 129 128 125 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 179 Write 159 Mixed 107 SusWrite 126 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.4 303% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 346GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 123 125 125 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 187 Write 133 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 124 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.5% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 15.9 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 17.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 91%

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER - $283

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,617x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	442x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	222x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	403x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	102x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	109x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	105x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	91x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $940

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