Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	390% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '19 at 03:52
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	USA-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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 859 94% 741 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 122 Parallax 105 94% 114 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 107 Splatting 102 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1625 867 858 865 864 862 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	390% Outstanding	Read 2,880 Write 2,706 Mixed 1,967 SusWrite 990 478% 2,136 MB/s	4K Read 84.9 4K Write 315 4K Mixed 126 457% 175 MB/s	DQ Read 1,898 DQ Write 1,420 DQ Mixed 1,582 1,203% 1,633 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 390% Great: 340%
Samsung SSD 500GB 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 168GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 365 363 364 369 367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 498 Mixed 440 SusWrite 383 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 75.8 262% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 269 207% 283 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 135%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 564GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2478 2119 1130 1124 1127 1127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	404% Outstanding	Read 2,562 Write 2,430 Mixed 1,848 SusWrite 1,518 469% 2,090 MB/s	4K Read 77.1 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 116 413% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2,122 DQ Write 1,555 DQ Mixed 1,647 1,283% 1,775 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 404% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 209 211 211 211 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 210 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 196 196 197 195 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 163 Mixed 74 SusWrite 195 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 106%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 988GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 96 96 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 49 Write 91.3 Mixed 51 SusWrite 94.7 103% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.5 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 32.6 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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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 $250Bench 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 $76Bench 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: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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