Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
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 98.3%, 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 Drive263% 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.
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 14:51
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 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)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 802
83% 668 Pts
64-Core 850
53% 850 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.3%
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 183
Reflection 193
Parallax 172
149% 183 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 188
Splatting 130
120% 149 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: 1703 939 602 601 595 596 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,019
Write 1,749
Mixed 718
SusWrite 839
296% 1,331 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 65.3
245% 95.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,152
DQ Write 1,351
DQ Mixed 889
770% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 263%
Great: 254%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 161 161 159 160 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 132
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 160
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 97.4%
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 123
Write 84.5
Mixed 38.2
93% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.5 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 (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 28.9
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 33.1
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 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%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $808
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