Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	171% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 00:35
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 244 93% 162 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 767 82% 655 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB; msi 1080ti armor oc CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 201 Parallax 199 152% 196 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 185 Splatting 123 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110 2,806 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 257 267 275 256 272 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,389 Write 617 Mixed 607 SusWrite 276 159% 722 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 65.9 221% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 495 DQ Mixed 662 496% 670 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 215%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GB 572 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 31.4 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 34.6 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 42.5 94% 42.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 106%

UFO

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 90%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	43x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	16x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	23x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	13x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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