Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.6% 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 Drive119% 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.
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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 12:44
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 129
2-Core 175
78% 130 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 584
62% 496 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.6% Above average
Lighting 65.8
Reflection 70.1
Parallax 63
54% 66.3 fps
MRender 68.8
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 56.1
51% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 395 380 397 400 348 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 469
Mixed 400
SusWrite 376
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 59.1
195% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
3TB free
Firmware: 0A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 96 91 99 87 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 64.5
Write 114
Mixed 42.1
SusWrite 92
57% 78.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 100%
SABRENT 1TB
220GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 10 9.7 9.3 8.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
8.09% Terrible
Read 15.8
Write 17.3
Mixed 14.9
SusWrite 12.2
11% 15.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
84% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 8.09%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.8% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.1
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Builds (Compare 3,307 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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