Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VII RANGER  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140716
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateDec 02 '19 at 23:50
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 75.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 228
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 607
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Palit(1569 13C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Lighting 120
Reflection 56.3
Parallax 53.1
98% 76.4 fps
MRender 52.1
Gravity 52.5
Splatting 50.7
42% 51.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
698GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 140 138 153 162 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 32.5
Write 144
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 139
63% 87 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.8
353% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
172GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 125 126 127 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 130
Write 131
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 125
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.8
28% 9.87 GB/s
Latency 88.8
45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VII RANGER Builds (Compare 2,768 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER - $283

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $940
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