Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive266% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX APEX  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 24 '18 at 14:47
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 159
2-Core 312
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 804
83% 669 Pts
64-Core 859
53% 859 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 191
Parallax 173
150% 183 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 187
Splatting 129
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1700 961 599 596 595 593 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2021
Write 1,703
Mixed 730
SusWrite 841
294% 1,324 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 68.7
257% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,138
DQ Write 1,336
DQ Mixed 976
808% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 266%
Great: 254%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 169 171 172 171 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 130
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 170
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 96%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB
29GB free, PID 00ed
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 122
Write 83
Mixed 33.2
89% 79.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 28.6
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 39.8
SC Mixed 32.2
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 46.5
86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%

 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

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