Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive114% 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.
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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 00:36
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 257
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 442
60% 446 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.2% Average
Lighting 59.5
Reflection 67.7
Parallax 60.1
48% 62.4 fps
MRender 68.8
Gravity 56.3
Splatting 52.2
48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
656GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1318 1643 1699 1705 1707 1707 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
323% Outstanding
Read 1910
Write 2,095
Mixed 1,734
SusWrite 1,630
416% 1,842 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 74.1
261% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,644
DQ Write 1,368
DQ Mixed 1,512
1,131% 1,508 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 323%
Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 288 287 287 287 288 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 440
Mixed 368
SusWrite 305
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 57.1
191% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 357
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
Seagate Surveillance 2TB
910GB free
Firmware: CV01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 130 135 127 135 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 139
Write 133
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 130
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 33
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 27.7
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $750
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HDDRAMUSB
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