Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54% 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 Drive58.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150714
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 21:54
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 490
66% 494 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 67.4
Reflection 58.6
Parallax 76.2
55% 67.4 fps
MRender 58.3
Gravity 55
Splatting 73.2
52% 62.2 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 96 115 96 115 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 332
Write 270
Mixed 248
SusWrite 109
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 15.4
106% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 28.5
64% 131 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 86%
Sandisk S128G 126GB
117GB free
Firmware: 3.2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 355 334 326 339 328 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 427
Write 329
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 340
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 17.2
4K Mixed 12.7
50% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 32.5
DQ Write 19.3
DQ Mixed 20.4
17% 24.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 56%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1767 923 605 606 607 605 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
302% Outstanding
Read 2,106
Write 1,946
Mixed 1,442
SusWrite 852
355% 1,586 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 94
300% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,702
DQ Write 1530
DQ Mixed 1,609
1,208% 1,614 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 302%
Great: 296%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 25.9
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.6
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 86%

 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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