Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	158% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '18 at 10:10
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 736 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,378 Write 572 Mixed 741 197% 897 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 43 175% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 409 DQ Mixed 17.7 102% 227 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 157%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 315GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 170 164 8458 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2958 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12873 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1604 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 225 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 164 164 110364 (C2) HDA temperature 119 102 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 13 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	66.8% Good	Read 134 Write 98.9 Mixed 120 89% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.17 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 99GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 168 8266 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3042 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 13107 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1584 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 235 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 171 171 88890 (C2) HDA temperature 119 101 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 86 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	69.4% Good	Read 110 Write 132 Mixed 97.2 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.18 75% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 32.7 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 32.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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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	1,761x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	538x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	453x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	348x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	242x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $43Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16