Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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 Drive	410% 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.
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

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 05:12
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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-$250 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 787 79% 643 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.58 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 204 Parallax 197 148% 194 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 183 Splatting 131 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 2192 2184 2200 2207 2196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	410% Outstanding	Read 2,886 Write 2,210 Mixed 1,570 SusWrite 2133 492% 2,200 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 90.3 328% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,471 DQ Write 1,363 DQ Mixed 1,403 1,056% 1,412 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 410% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 419GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 492 493 494 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 494 Mixed 419 SusWrite 492 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 67.6 233% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 419GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 493 493 493 397 269 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 495 Mixed 465 SusWrite 440 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 55.5 210% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
OCZ Vector 180 480GB-$140 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 403GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 413 488 414 487 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 486 Mixed 359 SusWrite 450 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 40.5 171% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 249 217% 323 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 47 MC Mixed 30.8 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 36.4 107% 37.3 GB/s	Latency 43.8 91% 43.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 121%

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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 $76Bench 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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	23x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	13x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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