Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.9% 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 Drive	88.2% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '24 at 11:28
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 86.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 244 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 606 64% 511 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.9% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 73.4 Parallax 67.7 56% 70 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 67.7 56% 68 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 31 32 32 30 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 489 Write 457 Mixed 376 SusWrite 64.5 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 46.9 156% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 231 209% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 118%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 227GB free Firmware: SHFK70.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 447 444 446 453 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 446 Mixed 429 SusWrite 431 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 42.2 145% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 218 185% 268 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%
WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB 3,993 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 218GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 92 94 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 91.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 92 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 319GB free Firmware: AP14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 127 131 124 127 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 167 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 128 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 112%
MM1000GFJTE 1TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 817GB free Firmware: HPG1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 87 91 83 91 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 64 Write 89.1 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 89.8 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 73% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.M8FJ CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.9% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 13.9 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	144	24"	1920 1027	GSM5B72 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,768x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	539x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	455x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	349x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	242x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	171x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	171x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	117x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	99x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $741

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16