Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.56% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive260% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory60.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160302
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 25 '16 at 03:16
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (97th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 264
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 731
76% 610 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.56% Terrible
Lighting 8
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 8
6% 9.22 fps
MRender 9.71
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 16.3
10% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.56%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2,213
Write 1,443
Mixed 1,490
380% 1,715 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 41.8
206% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 583
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 216
236% 400 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 260%
Great: 283%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6
14GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 136
Write 63.9
Mixed 89.6
112% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.32
4K Write 2.49
4K Mixed 1.65
164% 3.49 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.8% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 22.9
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 25.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 122%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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