The Maximus VIII Ranger is
ASUS's ATX gaming and overclocking motherboard regarding Intels latest Z170 chipset, which features an interesting price/performance ratio.
Once more we're really curious to find out what ASUS has come up with and how this board does when benchmarked.
Chipset | Intel Z170 |
Memory | Dual Channel DDR4, 4 x DIMM, Max. 64 GB DDR4, 3400 (O.C.) / 3333 (O.C.) / 3300 (O.C.) / 3200 (O.C.) / 3000 (O.C.) / 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2400 (O.C.) / 2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory |
Multi-GPU |
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Slots |
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Sound | ROG SupremeFX Impact Audio 8-Channel High
Definition Audio
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Storage |
Intel Z170 chipset:
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Network |
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Internal Connectors |
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External Connectors |
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Forfactor | ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm) |
BIOS | Bios (128 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS) |
Digi+ |
Since quite some time ASUS has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. Using the right software it is not only possible to adjust voltages while being in Windows on can now also control impedances. Furthermore this board features high quality 10K black metallic capacitor which guarantee a long lifespan. | |
EPU |
EPU automatically detects the current system load and moderates power usage. It offers a system-wide energy optimization and is able to reduce fan noise. | |
SATA Express |
SATA Express is a port for storage devices that basically combines two SATA connectors and bundles them. Each SATA Express port has been wired using two PCI Express Gen2 lanes offering a total of 10 Gbps bandwidth. Compared to SATA-III with 6 Gbps bandwidth this is quite an improvement. | |
M.2 / NVMe support |
The new ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger motherboard from ASUS features an M.2 slot, which can be equipped with an NVMe adapter card as well. This motherboard can be equipped with an SSD in M.2 format and it is wired directly to the Z170 PCH via four PCI Express Gen 3 lanes, therefore offering x4 bandwidth. In other words up to 32 Gbps can be pushed over the bus through this slot. | |
SupremeFX 2015 |
With SupremeFX 2015 you get ASUS ROG's interpretation of high quality onboard audio. Supporting up to eight channels, the SupremeFX 2015 solution received shielding from other onboard components. Apart from that there are high quality Nichicon capacitors offering as clear as possible audio. |
The ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger features a
digital 10+2 phase power design. The CPU is backed up by ten phases, while the memory can rely on two, so there is a stable current supply in any case. Furthermore ASUS equips this board with their so called "BlackWing
Chokes". Furthermore those chokes can cope with up to 60A per phase.
Additionally there are 10K Black Metallic Capacitors, which have an average life
span of 10'000 hours. The power design is overall more than powerful enough to easily deal with extreme overclocking.
There are four DIMM-slots on the Maximus VIII Ranger. Officially supported are DDR4 3400 (O.C.) / 3333 (O.C.) / 3300 (O.C.) / 3200 (O.C.) / 3000 (O.C.) / 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2400 (O.C.) / 2133.There is engough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you won't encounter compatibility issues with large coolers even when you choose to install RAM with big heatspreaders. Also supported is Xtreme Memory Profile (XMP) in version 2.0.
On the
Maximus VIII Ranger the PCH (Platform Controller Hub) is being cooled by a
passiv heatsink. A closer look at the area where the VRM is, shows
that there are two additional heatsinks, which have been connected with a
heatpipe. As we already mentioned, ASUS has decided to rework the design and in our opinion ASUS once again managed to improve the looks of these coolers compared to the previous Rangerration. We particularly like the shroud covering the sound implementation, I/O area as well as a part of the power design.
There is a total of six fan header on the Maximus VIII Ranger which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped ATX system with fresh air. The fan header are located around the CPU socket as spread over the motherboard. ASUS decided to use 4-pin PWM headers in all seven cases. Therefore it is possible to adjust rotation speed in the BIOS or in Windows. One of the headers is marked "W-Pump", which offers a greater control range in order to better adjust pump speeds of all-in-one water pumps.
Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Maximus VIII Ranger with a PS/2 port, two USB 3.1 Type-A ports and one Type-C port, two USB 3.0 ports, one gigabit ethernet port, an HDMI and a DisplayPort connector as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel. Furtheremore you'll find also a clear CMOS button.
Hardware |
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Motherboard |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.0 GHz |
Memory | 8 GB (2x4) G.Skill Ares DDR4-2133 CL15-15-15-2T 350 |
Graphic card | ASUS GeForce GTX 980 |
Driver | ForceWare 353.62 |
Hard disk | Intel 335 Series SSD 120 GB |
Power supply | Seasonic Platinum Fanless 520W |
3D Mark Ice Storm Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 196'907 | 101.75% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 196'281 | 101.42% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 195'178 | 100.85% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 195'737 | 101.14% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 195'491 | 101.02% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 195'151 | 100.32% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 195'107 | 100.82% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 193'524 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 192'036 | 99.23% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 187'768 | 97.03% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 184'489 | 95.33% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 186'491 | 96.37% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 185'448 | 95.83% | |
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3D Mark Ice Storm Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 68'208 | 104.29% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 68'073 | 104.08% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 67'026 | 102.48% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 66'616 | 101.16% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 66'332 | 101.42% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 65'716 | 100.48% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 65'681 | 100.42% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 65'404 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 64'711 | 98.94% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 63'524 | 97.13% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 62'866 | 96.12% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 62'775 | 95.98% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 62'072 | 94.91% | |
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3D Mark Fire Strike Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 12'168 | 100.65% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 12'108 | 100.16% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 12'103 | 100.12% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 12'089 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 12'085 | 99.97% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 12'085 | 99.97% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 12'081 | 99.93% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 12'081 | 99.93% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 12'071 | 99.85% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 12'068 | 99.83% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 12'061 | 99.80% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 12'061 | 99.80% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 12'059 | 99.75% | |
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3D Mark Fire Strike Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 13'050 | 100.48% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 13'043 | 100.33% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 13'009 | 100.07% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 13'000 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 12'998 | 99.98% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 12'993 | 99.95% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 12'988 | 99.91% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 12'987 | 99.90% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 12'977 | 99.82% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 12'972 | 99.78% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 12'966 | 99.74% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 12'938 | 99.52% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 12'925 | 99.42% | |
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3D Mark 11 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 16'473 | 100.54% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 16'436 | 100.32% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 16'428 | 100.27% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 16'425 | 100.25% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 16'423 | 100.24% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 16'416 | 100.20% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 16'406 | 100.13% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 16'397 | 100.08% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 16'389 | 100.03% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 16'384 | 100.00% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 16'366 | 99.89% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 16'377 | 99.96% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 16'357 | 99.83% | |
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3D Mark 11 Physics |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 11'597 | 101.27% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 11'549 | 100.85% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 11'548 | 100.84% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 11'531 | 100.69% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 11'531 | 100.69% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 11'519 | 100.59% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 11'502 | 100.44% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 11'485 | 100.29% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 11'477 | 100.22% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 11'459 | 100.06% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 11'452 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 11'401 | 99.55% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 11'357 | 99.17% | |
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3D Mark Vantage Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 46'246 | 100.68% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 46'135 | 100.44% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 46'052 | 100.26% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 46'011 | 100.17% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 45'932 | 100.00% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 45'903 | 99.94% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 45'900 | 99.93% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 45'891 | 99.91% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 45'881 | 99.89% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 45'815 | 99.89% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 45'793 | 99.70% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 45'725 | 99.55% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 45'717 | 99.53% | |
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3D Mark Vantage CPU |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 33'163 | 101.58% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 32'869 | 100.68% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 32'860 | 100.66% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 32'852 | 100.63% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 32'850 | 100.62% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 32'801 | 100.47% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 32'753 | 100.33% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 32'688 | 100.13% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 32'646 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 32'590 | 99.83% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 32'461 | 99.43% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 32'380 | 99.19% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 32'304 | 98.95% | |
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PC Mark 08 Total |
Review Rating |
Points | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 4'662 | 100.69% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 4'660 | 100.65% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 4'647 | 100.37% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 4'640 | 100.22% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 4'631 | 100.02% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 4'630 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 4'627 | 99.94% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 4'621 | 99.81% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 4'620 | 99.78% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 4'618 | 99.74% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 4'617 | 99.72% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 4'615 | 99.68% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 4'612 | 99.61% | |
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Web Browsing - JunglePin |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 0.28177 | 100.08% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 0.28182 | 100.06% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 0.28198 | 100.01% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 0.28200 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 0.28200 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 0.28209 | 99.97% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 0.28212 | 99.56% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 0.28215 | 99.95% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 0.28219 | 99.93% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 0.28220 | 99.93% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 0.28253 | 99.81% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 0.28284 | 99.70% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 0.28300 | 99.65% | |
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Web Browsing - Amazonia |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 0.12176 | 100.12% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 0.12176 | 100.12% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 0.12182 | 100.07% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 0.12185 | 100.05% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 0.12185 | 100.05% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 0.12185 | 100.05% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 0.12186 | 100.04% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 0.12186 | 100.04% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 0.12187 | 100.03% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 0.12191 | 100.00% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 0.12200 | 99.88% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 0.12200 | 99.93% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 0.12256 | 99.42% | |
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Writing |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 2.93116 | 105.76% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 3.00374 | 103.21% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 3.06777 | 101.05% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 3.06814 | 101.04% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 3.09132 | 100.28% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 3.09199 | 100.26% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 3.10012 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 3.10024 | 99.99% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 3.14001 | 98.73% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 3.11766 | 99.44% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 3.13622 | 97.82% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 3.21000 | 96.58% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 3.21000 | 96.58% | |
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Casual Gaming |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 140.10 | 100.96% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 139.91 | 100.82% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 139.48 | 100.51% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 139.32 | 100.40% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 139.22 | 100.32% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 139.18 | 100.30% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 139.05 | 100.11% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 138.90 | 100.09% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 138.77 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 138.65 | 98.97% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 138.49 | 99.80% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 138.49 | 99.80% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 137.39 | 98.07% | |
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Video Chat Playback 1 |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
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Video Chat encoding |
Review Rating |
ms | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 48.00 | 101.29% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 48.00 | 101.29% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 48.00 | 101.29% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 48.00 | 101.29% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 48.62 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 48.88 | 99.47% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 50.00 | 97.24% | |
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Advanced Photo Editing |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 0.30548 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 0.30810 | 99.15% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 0.31066 | 98.33% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 0.31100 | 98.23% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 0.31184 | 97.96% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 0.31240 | 97.78% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 0.31261 | 97.72% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 0.31300 | 97.60% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 0.31355 | 97.43% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 0.31357 | 97.42% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 0.31501 | 96.97% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 0.31558 | 96.80% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 0.31645 | 96.53% | |
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SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone |
Review Rating |
GIPS | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 156.00 | 102.97% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 155.83 | 102.86% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 155.67 | 102.75% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 155.23 | 102.46% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 155.20 | 102.44% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 155.10 |
102.38% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 155.00 | 102.31% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 155.00 | 102.31% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 152.17 | 102.44% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 154.95 | 102.28% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 154.92 | 102.26% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 152.00 | 100.33% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 151.50 | 100.00% | |
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SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone |
Review Rating |
GFLOPS | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 108.70 | 100.78% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 108.49 | 100.58% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 108.47 | 100.57% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 108.34 | 100.45% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 108.00 | 100.13% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 107.86 | 100.00% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 107.61 | 99.77% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 107.46 | 99.63% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 107.41 | 99.58% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 107.36 | 99.54% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 107.17 | 99.36% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 106.73 | 98.95% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 106.14 | 98.41% | |
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SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 514.20 | 101.91% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 512.34 | 101.54% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 506.53 | 100.39% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 504.75 | 100.04% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 504.69 | 100.03% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 504.56 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 502.20 | 99.53% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 501.55 | 99.40% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 501.00 | 99.29% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 499.82 | 99.06% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 499.14 | 98.90% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 499.12 | 97.42% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 498.84 | 97.37% | |
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SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 495.73 | 101.83% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 492.12 | 101.09% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 491.71 | 101.01% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 490.73 | 100.81% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 490.30 | 100.72% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 490.29 | 100.72% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 490.00 | 100.66% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 489.67 | 100.59% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 489.18 | 100.49% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 488.07 | 100.26% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 487.79 | 100.20% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 486.80 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 480.54 | 98.23% | |
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SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 7.84 | 101.69% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 7.83 | 101.55% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 7.80 | 101.17% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 7.80 | 101.17% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 7.78 | 100.91% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 7.77 | 100.78% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 7.77 | 100.78% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 7.77 | 100.78% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 7.73 | 100.26% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 7.71 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 7.71 | 100.00% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 7.68 | 99.61% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 7.66 | 99.35% | |
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SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 1.56 | 101.96% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 1.56 | 101.96% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 1.53 | 100.00% | |
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SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 23.45 | 101.96% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 23.45 | 101.96% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 23.35 | 101.52% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 23.32 | 101.39% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 23.26 | 101.13% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 23.18 | 100.78% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 23.16 | 100.70% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 23.12 | 100.52% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 23.11 | 100.48% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 23.00 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 23.00 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 23.00 | 100.00% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 22.91 | 99.61% | |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 23.34 | 102.46% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 23.20 | 101.84% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 23.18 | 101.76% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 23.11 | 101.45% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 23.00 | 100.97% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 23.00 | 100.97% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 22.92 | 100.61% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 22.92 | 100.61% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 22.86 | 100.35% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 22.80 | 100.09% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 22.79 | 100.04% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 22.78 | 100.00% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 22.67 | 99.52% | |
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SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency |
Review Rating |
ns | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 22.7 | 101.76% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 22.7 | 101.76% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 22.8 | 101.32% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 22.9 | 100.87% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 22.9 | 100.87% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 22.9 | 100.87% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 23.0 | 100.43% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 23.2 | 99.57% | |
less is better | more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Cache |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 207.35 | 100.41% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 207.24 | 100.35% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 207.20 | 100.33% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 207.18 | 100.32% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 207.11 | 100.29% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 207.00 | 100.24% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 206.87 | 100.17% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 206.79 | 100.14% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 206.65 | 100.07% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 206.51 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 206.40 | 99.95% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 206.00 | 99.75% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 205.49 | 99.51% | |
more is better |
UC Bench |
Review Rating |
PW/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 1'060.3 | 100.66% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 1'059.9 | 100.62% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 1'057.2 | 100.36% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 1'057.1 | 100.35% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 1'056.9 | 100.33% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 1'056.3 | 100.28% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 1'055.9 | 100.24% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 1'055.9 | 100.24% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 1'055.5 | 100.20% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 1'055.1 | 100.16% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 1'054.6 | 100.11% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 1'054.1 | 100.07% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 1'053.4 | 100.00% | |
more is better |
Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 9.048 | 100.80% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 9.057 | 100.70% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 9.068 | 100.57% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 9.075 | 100.50% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 9.079 | 100.45% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 9.094 | 100.29% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 9.094 | 100.29% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 9.095 | 100.27% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 9.095 | 100.27% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 9.110 | 100.11% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 9.111 | 100.10% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 9.111 | 100.10% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 9.120 | 100.00% | |
less is better | more is better |
Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 480.688 | 100.48% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 480.919 | 100.43% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 481.135 | 100.38% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 482.305 | 100.14% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 482.390 | 100.12% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 481.401 | 100.33% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 482.462 | 100.11% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 482.789 | 100.04% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 482.985 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 484.677 | 99.65% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 485.394 | 99.38% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 486.127 | 99.35% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 487.266 | 99.12% | |
less is better | more is better |
wPrime - 1024M Multi Core |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 158.323 | 100.77% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 158.356 | 100.75% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 158.470 | 100.67% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 158.752 | 100.49% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 158.816 | 100.45% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 158.963 | 100.36% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 159.026 | 100.32% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 159.042 | 100.31% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 159.262 | 100.17% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 159.401 | 100.08% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 159.425 | 100.07% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 159.459 | 100.05% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 159.536 | 100.00% | |
more is better | more is better |
Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core |
Review Rating |
pts | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 889 | 100.91% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 888 | 100.79% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 887 | 100.68% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 886 | 100.57% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 886 | 100.57% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 884 | 100.34% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 882 | 100.11% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 881 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 881 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 879 | 99.77% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 878 | 99.66% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 877 | 99.55% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 874 | 99.21% | |
less is better | more is better |
Tomb Raider (low resolution, low details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 264.6 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 262.6 | 99.24% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 261.4 | 98.79% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 261.0 | 98.64% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 260.6 | 98.49% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 260.0 | 98.26% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 259.3 | 98.00% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 258.1 | 97.54% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 258.0 | 97.51% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 258.0 | 97.51% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 257.2 | 97.20% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 257.1 | 97.17% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 255.1 | 96.41% | |
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Tomb Raider (high resolution, high details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 150.8 | 101.96% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 150.0 | 101.42% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 149.8 | 101.28% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 149.2 | 100.88% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 147.9 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 147.9 | 100.00% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 147.9 | 100.00% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 145.9 | 98.65% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 144.3 | 97.57% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 144.0 | 97.36% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 144.0 | 97.36% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 143.1 | 96.75% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 142.0 | 96.01% | |
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Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 186.03 | 101.53% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 185.90 | 101.46% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 185.70 | 101.35% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 185.63 | 101.32% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 184.71 | 100.81% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 184.02 | 100.44% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 184.00 | 100.43% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 183.22 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 183.00 | 99.88% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 182.29 | 99.49% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 182.27 | 99.48% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 181.85 | 99.25% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 181.55 | 99.09% | |
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Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 57.40 | 101.11% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 57.31 | 100.95% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 57.23 | 100.81% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 56.77 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 56.77 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 56.77 | 100.00% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 56.77 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 56.70 | 99.88% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 56.60 | 99.70% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 56.60 | 99.70% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 56.57 | 99.65% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 56.54 | 99.59% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 56.06 | 98.75% | |
more is better |
Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 557.7 | 101.97% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 557.0 | 101.85% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 556.6 | 101.77% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 555.9 | 101.65% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 555.2 | 101.52% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 551.5 | 100.84% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 550.4 | 100.64% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 550.2 | 100.60% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 548.4 | 100.27% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 548.3 | 100.26% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 548.1 | 100.22% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 546.9 | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 545.7 | 99.53% | |
more is better |
Sleeping Dogs (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 248.1 | 101.51% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 248.0 | 101.47% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 247.3 | 101.19% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 246.8 | 100.98% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 245.5 | 100.45% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 244.4 | 100.00% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 243.6 | 99.67% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 242.5 | 99.22% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 241.7 | 98.90% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 241.1 | 98.65% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 241.0 | 98.61% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 240.8 | 98.53% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 238.4 | 97.55% | |
more is better |
Idle |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 43 | 141.86% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 48 | 127.08% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 49 | 124.49% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 55 | 110.91% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 55 | 110.91% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 55 | 100.91% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 56 | 108.93% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 59 | 103.39% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 61 | 100.00% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 61 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 62 | 98.39% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 62 | 98.39% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 66 | 92.42% | |
less is better | more is better |
Load |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 108 | 123.15% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 109 | 122.02% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 111 | 119.82% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 113 | 117.70% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 117 | 113.68% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 120 | 110.83% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 121 | 109.92% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 127 | 104.72% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 131 | 101.53% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 133 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 133 | 100.00% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 133 | 100.00% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 133 | 100.00% | |
less is better | more is better |
3D and Gaming Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 100.67% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 100.53% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 100.39% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 100.32% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 100.16% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 100.11% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 100.00% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 99.92% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 99.82% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 99.49% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 99.18% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 98.80% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 98.64% | |
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2D Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 100.97% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 100.86% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 100.52% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 100.51% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 100.32% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 100.32% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 100.01% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 100.00% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 99.94% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 99.82% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 99.82% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 99.61% | |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 99.41% | |
more is better |
Performance per Watt |
Review Rating |
Percent |
MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 79.57% | |
Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 80.91% | |
ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 84.57% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 89.37% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 90.38% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 90.68% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 92.41% | |
MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 94.43% | |
ASUS Z170-A | 98.91% | |
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 99.50% | |
ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 99.02% | |
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 99.86% | |
ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 100.00% | |
less is better |
General | + | - | |
The Maximus VIII Ranger is the most aggressively priced ASUS Republic of Gamers board, which doesn't mean there isn't a number of interesting features. At a first glance the Maximus VIII Ranger definitely leaves a very good impression. The mix of overclocking features and solid audio hardware makes this an interesting motherboard for an ATX-gaming system. And next to a very nice looking design, which has been reworked for this series of ROG motherboards, you find useful features like for example GameFirst. This software allows you to configure your network device the way gaming traffic gets prioritized (keyword traffic shaping). Furthermore also on this board we find an M.2 slot, which has been wired to the PCH using four PCIe Gen 3.0 lanes. This slot can also be equipped with U.2 adapters to install NVMe SSDs. | -
Design - Features |
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Layout | + | - | |
Basically the ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger's Layout has been very well thought. Once more practical are the angled SATA connectors as well as the power- and reset-buttons. There is also a debug display which is very useful in case you should have issues with a component in your system or the board itself. Regarding the PCI-Express x16 slots there we have nothing to complain about. A closer look at the area around the CPU socket shows, that there is plenty of space to install big aircoolers without running into any issues. What we also liked is where the power and reset buttons are. Especially when you overclock memory using liquid nitrogen, then it makes sense to not have them next to the DIMM slots, since they will freeze quite quickly. ASUS also decided to further improve the onboard audio, by adding a dedicated DAC as well as high-quality Nichicon capacitors. | -
Angled SATA
connectors - Space around the CPU socket - Placement of PCIe slots - Number of different storage connectors |
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Performance | + | - | |
Calculating the average of all 2D benchmarks we ran, we see that this is the fourth fastest board we've tested so far. When taking the average of all 3D results this board comes in on a very good second rank. As always we had a look at power consumption and we can say that also from an energy efficiency point of view the Maximus VIII Ranger does well. | - 3DMark 11 - 3DMark Vantage - Super Pi 32M - Sleeping Dogs |
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Overclocking / BIOS | + | - | |
ASUS has a beautiful looking BIOS when it comes to their ROG series motherboard. The UEFI BIOS gets a black background and there are a few additional red design elements. Meanwhile it's almost normal that a BIOS is absolutely complete offering countless features. If you're looking for overclocking options you'll find a great many of them and they are equally practical for novices and extreme overclockers. We always love the pre-defined profiles, which make overclocking quite a bit easier. Apart from that we especially want to underline the memory profiles ASUS has created. These can help a great deal if you're trying to get high-end memory to work. Boosting our CPU to 5.0 GHz absolutely no problem at all. | - Sheer amount of
options - Design |
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Recommendation | + | - | |
The Maximus VIII Ranger comes with a reasonable numer of features as well as excellent perfomance. Currently this board costs 160 Euro and at that price we can recommend it. | -
Price
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Gaming - Air/Water Overclocking |
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Rating | |||
We give the ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger good 4 out of 5 stars. |