Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive328% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160325
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 10 '18 at 21:23
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 269
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 745
79% 630 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.9% Good
Lighting 80.8
Reflection 79.5
Parallax 69
66% 76.4 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 75
60% 73 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1512 1457 1500 1497 1484 1442 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
328% Outstanding
Read 2,158
Write 1451
Mixed 1,202
SusWrite 1,482
352% 1,573 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 95.3
317% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,336
DQ Write 1,026
DQ Mixed 1,090
840% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 328%
Great: 333%
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200
207GB free
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 216 189 205 196 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 420
Write 254
Mixed 291
SusWrite 208
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 43.8
173% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 166
153% 236 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 95%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB
359GB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 60 60 59 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Read 59
Write 59
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 59.2
74% 54.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 2800 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 24.9
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 28.5
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 98%

 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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