Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.3% 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 Drive84.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateJun 15 '21 at 23:34
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 44%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 above expectations (68th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 230
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 412
49% 377 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.3% Above average
Lighting 64.4
Reflection 64.9
Parallax 95.6
52% 75 fps
MRender 66.4
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 48.4
49% 61.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 380 145 148 120 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 422
Write 430
Mixed 371
SusWrite 223
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 35.3
137% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 301
220% 284 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 95%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25
19GB free
Firmware: Z32070RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 411
Write 369
Mixed 336
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 15.8
100% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 0.1
47% 113 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
147GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 59 62 61 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 85.2
Write 35.6
Mixed 47.5
SusWrite 60.7
42% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
76.8% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 25.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 21.7
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,308 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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