Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive253% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX APEX  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '17 at 13:29
Run Duration258 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 98.4
1-Core 165
2-Core 330
108% 198 Pts
4-Core 625
8-Core 921
96% 773 Pts
64-Core 919
57% 919 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8504) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.8% Good
Lighting 76.5
Reflection 81.9
Parallax 72.9
62% 77.1 fps
MRender 79.5
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 64.6
58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 2,668
Write 1,202
Mixed 1,357
382% 1,742 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 28.3
211% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 61.7
DQ Write 491
DQ Mixed 26.8
94% 193 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 253%
Great: 236%
Corsair Voyager Mini 8GB
7GB free, PID 0b29
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
6.36% Terrible
Read 21.3
Write 4.89
Mixed 8.07
12% 11.4 MB/s
4K Read 8.82
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.03
35% 2.96 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.36%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4268 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 44.5
MC Write 50.9
MC Mixed 32.8
122% 42.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 54.6
SC Mixed 37.5
112% 39.3 GB/s
Latency 43.9
91% 43.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 122%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX APEX Builds (Compare 483 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $803
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