Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 21:04
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 269 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 771 74% 610 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2757 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 167 Parallax 161 131% 163 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 162 Splatting 108 102% 126 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 41GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 195 163 160 154 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 467 Mixed 464 SusWrite 207 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.4 207% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%
Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB 1,434 User benchmarks, average bench 133% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: UXM6501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 851 Write 708 Mixed 459 149% 673 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 45.7 166% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 466 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 220 192% 294 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 160%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 49GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 224 203 166 135 116 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 380 Mixed 348 SusWrite 186 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 47 175% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 356 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 334GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 474 484 488 445 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 478 Mixed 453 SusWrite 434 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58.2 198% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 12 13 13 7.8 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	7.52% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 7.3 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 10.6 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.52% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 26.9 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 27.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 103%

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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 $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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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