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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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive270% 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). 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 @ 3.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 08 '19 at 04:18
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 34%

 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 98
1-Core 159
2-Core 316
105% 191 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 853
87% 703 Pts
64-Core 878
54% 878 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑
This bench: 100%
 Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1684 912 599 599 600 599 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 2,064
Write 1652
Mixed 653
SusWrite 832
289% 1,300 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 71.6
260% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,140
DQ Write 1,412
DQ Mixed 920
793% 1,157 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑
This bench: 270%
 Great: 254%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 161 161 162 160 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 136
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 160
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 93.4%
 Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 29.8
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 33.5
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 46.1
87% 46.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 106%
 Great: 107%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAXIMUS IX APEX Builds (Compare 484 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples274x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples43x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples42x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples56x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples55x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples39x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples16x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples16x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples14x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples23x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $808
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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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