Asus MAXIMUS IX EXTREME

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	116% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '19 at 11:29
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 241 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 687 67% 548 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 451 441 441 398 409 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 449 Mixed 432 SusWrite 431 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 52 174% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 304 243% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 336GB free Firmware: Z33110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 175 200 161 153 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 469 Write 432 Mixed 381 SusWrite 184 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 23.2 122% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 0.2 66% 155 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 523GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 131 130 130 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 137 Write 130 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 131 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 87%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 463GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 54 66 66 51 64 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 69 SusWrite 67.3 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 1,846 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 17.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 107%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS IX EXTREME Builds (Compare 373 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 106%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 90%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX EXTREME

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	53x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	54x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	11x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	11x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	15x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	10x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	8x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $920

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