Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
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 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141212
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 12:03
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	64%

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 i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 229 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 631 64% 515 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB 3,936 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,208 Write 5,422 Mixed 5,606 1,281% 5,745 MB/s	4K Read 436 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 315 1,203% 337 MB/s	DQ Read 958 DQ Write 721 DQ Mixed 785 602% 822 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 145 148 149 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 154 Write 150 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 146 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 142GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 95 91 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 113 Write 113 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 94.1 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 185 184 184 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 171 Mixed 103 SusWrite 184 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 464GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 71 73 73 73 73 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 73.4 Write 65.3 Mixed 52.1 SusWrite 67.8 48% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 60%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 317GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 104 104 103 103 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 97.8 Write 98.1 Mixed 53.1 SusWrite 103 64% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 44%
Maxtor Basics Desktop 640GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 227GB free, PID 7410 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 18.1 Write 20.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 42.5 40% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 20%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 264GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 41.4 Write 42.5 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 42.6 54% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLE4G3D1869DE1TX0. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 BLE4G3D1869DE1TX0. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.4% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 18.8 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 20.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 61%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER - $283

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,621x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	446x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	223x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	405x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	229x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	107x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	102x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	109x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	105x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	91x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $925

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16