Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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.
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, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '19 at 22:37
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 889 88% 718 Pts	64-Core 883 55% 883 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 377D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 154 Parallax 145 116% 147 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 143 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,667 Write 2,528 Mixed 1,942 530% 2,379 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 94.9 321% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,292 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1,197 898% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
FCCT256M4SSD1 256GB 628 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 25GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 255 251 152 90 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 502 Write 264 Mixed 259 SusWrite 180 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 15.8 113% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 23.4 67% 142 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 75%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 141GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 146 124 91 76 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 443 Write 299 Mixed 317 SusWrite 120 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 19.3 80% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 80.9 DQ Mixed 41.3 47% 81.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 56%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 477GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1460 1491 1472 1352 104 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,464 Write 1,595 Mixed 1088 SusWrite 1026 291% 1,293 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 81 285% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 272 344% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 255%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 866GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1536 1558 1553 1553 1577 1551 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,478 Write 1,602 Mixed 1,086 SusWrite 1,555 323% 1,430 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 80.6 284% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 270 344% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 255%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 238GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 302 283 307 312 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 494 Write 303 Mixed 258 SusWrite 298 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 27.1 104% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 98.3 DQ Mixed 148 122% 180 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 86%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 238GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 292 302 307 312 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 483 Write 271 Mixed 266 SusWrite 296 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 27.1 108% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 99.1 DQ Mixed 147 122% 181 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 9,834 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 30.5 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 34.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 44.7 90% 44.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

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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 $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: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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