Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 119% 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	406% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.1 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	Feb 17 '19 at 22:57
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 854 92% 731 Pts	64-Core 873 54% 873 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 205 Parallax 198 148% 195 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 181 Splatting 127 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% 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% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2071 1804 2184 2195 2041 1966 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	406% Outstanding	Read 2,855 Write 2,205 Mixed 1,510 SusWrite 2,043 482% 2,153 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 90.6 328% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,472 DQ Write 1,505 DQ Mixed 1,524 1,136% 1,500 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 406% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 82GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 492 491 492 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 491 Mixed 410 SusWrite 492 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 67.3 229% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 61GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 305 306 304 305 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 490 Mixed 461 SusWrite 330 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 63.8 221% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
OCZ Vector 180 480GB-$140 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 51GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 413 488 414 489 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 488 Mixed 325 SusWrite 451 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 40.7 170% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 244 215% 321 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 above expectations (76^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 30.1 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 35.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 43.3 92% 43.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 112% 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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	43x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	39x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	16x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $808

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16