Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	146% 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 Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 15:07
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 263 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 757 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 213 Parallax 218 159% 209 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 203 Splatting 136 154% 195 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 331 325 318 314 315 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 462 Mixed 358 SusWrite 325 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 47.7 162% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 342 261% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 385GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 1355 1337 820 101 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1414 Write 1526 Mixed 1,072 SusWrite 848 273% 1,215 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 79.7 276% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 627 DQ Write 917 DQ Mixed 273 346% 605 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 255%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 928GB free Firmware: MX4OABS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 175 174 176 179 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 171 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 176 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 597GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 138 138 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 173 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 137 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.9% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.1 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 107%

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Gaming 106%

UFO

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 90%

Nuclear submarine

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 $499Bench 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 $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	23x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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