Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics108% 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 Drive370% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX APEX  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '19 at 22:19
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 156
2-Core 312
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 871
91% 730 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 103%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 154
Parallax 134
116% 143 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 139
Splatting 111
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 864 859 854 835 830 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
370% Outstanding
Read 2,843
Write 2,595
Mixed 1,943
SusWrite 855
460% 2,059 MB/s
4K Read 82.8
4K Write 276
4K Mixed 121
427% 160 MB/s
DQ Read 1,835
DQ Write 1392
DQ Mixed 1,500
1,152% 1,575 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 370%
Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
575GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2443 2132 1131 1123 1119 1126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
407% Outstanding
Read 2,576
Write 2,432
Mixed 1,836
SusWrite 1,512
469% 2,089 MB/s
4K Read 78.1
4K Write 299
4K Mixed 116
426% 164 MB/s
DQ Read 2,041
DQ Write 1,579
DQ Mixed 1,592
1,250% 1,737 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 407%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
3200, 3200 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 31.9
106% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 44.8
SC Mixed 33.2
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 100%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX APEX Builds (Compare 486 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $858
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