Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.7% 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 Drive43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151001
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 01 '18 at 00:07
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 248
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 696
69% 565 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Lighting 64.8
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 60.7
53% 64.3 fps
MRender 72.5
Gravity 60.9
Splatting 52.8
50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 362
Write 31
Mixed 465
63% 286 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 2.9
79% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 14.4
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 3.15
38% 81.9 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 78%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: D781
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 155
Write 138
Mixed 114
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.24
85% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
436GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 159
Mixed 164
124% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.17
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.21
58% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/16G Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76.5% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 25.3
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 23
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns

 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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