Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	316% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 18:56
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 309 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 844 90% 717 Pts	64-Core 879 54% 879 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 154 Parallax 131 120% 144 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 145 Splatting 113 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 619 622 624 615 624 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,580 Write 2,329 Mixed 1,526 SusWrite 665 396% 1,775 MB/s	4K Read 72.4 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 102 351% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,527 DQ Write 1340 DQ Mixed 1,379 1,049% 1,415 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 31GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 485 481 486 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 366 SusWrite 484 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 50.7 190% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 176 178% 290 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 116%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1TB 710 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 447GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 94 94 90 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	40% Average	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 77 SusWrite 92.5 127% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 35.1 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 34.2 107% 37.3 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 104%

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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 $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 $95Bench 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

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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