Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 11:43
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 533 56% 449 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Lighting 81.7 Reflection 86.1 Parallax 77.4 67% 81.7 fps	MRender 81.1 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 70 61% 75.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 466 Write 458 Mixed 299 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 40.5 143% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 68.5 109% 213 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 111%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 105GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 470 469 452 455 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 458 Mixed 315 SusWrite 459 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.5 151% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 67.7 127% 252 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 83 86 87 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 130 Write 124 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 85.4 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 141GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 133 131 135 136 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 101 Write 107 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 134 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.8% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 86%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS VII RANGER Builds (Compare 2,773 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $94Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $925

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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