Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	271% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 18:23
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 99.2 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 886 89% 722 Pts	64-Core 892 55% 892 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 196 Parallax 201 150% 194 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 185 Splatting 128 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1123 1318 1314 1360 1156 923 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,095 Write 1,410 Mixed 867 SusWrite 1199 310% 1,393 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 65.4 250% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 454 436% 711 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 63GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 453 452 461 463 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 461 Mixed 348 SusWrite 453 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 47.6 183% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 331 258% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 119%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 112GB free Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 381 452 462 424 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 461 Mixed 342 SusWrite 433 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46.9 177% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 154 168% 282 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 174 175 177 177 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 154 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 172 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 920GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 134 134 135 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 134 Write 123 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 135 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 75%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 58GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 14 17 17 13 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 138 Write 85.7 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 27.2 108% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.6 243% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.9 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 28 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 40.1 100% 40.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 123%

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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