Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.2% 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 Drive111% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 21:12
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 427
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
34.2% Below average
Lighting 43.7
Reflection 47.1
Parallax 41.4
36% 44.1 fps
MRender 37.2
Gravity 41.6
Splatting 36.8
31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 344 317 317 309 302 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 414
Write 404
Mixed 362
SusWrite 317
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 57.7
193% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 316
240% 324 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 111%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
563GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 115 116 120 120 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 146
Write 150
Mixed 68.9
SusWrite 116
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 30
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 26.1
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 97%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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