Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive519% 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)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 31 '17 at 12:00
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 98.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 308
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 860
85% 696 Pts
64-Core 854
53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.8.2
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 111
Reflection 88.3
Parallax 160
90% 120 fps
MRender 86.4
Gravity 114
Splatting 126
91% 109 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
519% Outstanding
Read 3,994
Write 2,689
Mixed 3,176
729% 3,286 MB/s
4K Read 192
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 158
576% 169 MB/s
DQ Read 395
DQ Write 403
DQ Mixed 293
249% 364 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 519%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
121% Outstanding
MC Read 46.3
MC Write 48.1
MC Mixed 34
122% 42.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 49
SC Mixed 34.9
104% 36.4 GB/s
Latency 43.1
93% 43.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 121%
Great: 120%

 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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