Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics114% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX APEX  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '20 at 14:58
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 98
1-Core 166
2-Core 319
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 915
89% 733 Pts
64-Core 925
57% 925 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 100%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 19.12.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 106
Parallax 232
118% 161 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 157
Splatting 152
116% 139 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 114%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,810
Write 2,151
Mixed 1,223
455% 2,061 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 220
4K Mixed 85
321% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,330
DQ Write 1,478
DQ Mixed 1,519
1,112% 1,442 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174
275GB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 125 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 87.5
Write 87.9
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 124
66% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99
6.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 185 189 187 178 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 148
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 183
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.8
262% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 29.1
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 33.1
98% 34.2 GB/s
Latency 46.1
87% 46.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX APEX Builds (Compare 483 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $815
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