Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	121% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 06 '17 at 21:16
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 99.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 866 94% 746 Pts	64-Core 885 55% 885 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gainward(10B0 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2849 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 168 Parallax 145 136% 160 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 156 Splatting 118 109% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 338GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 75 63 32926915 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 770 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5409000 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 728 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 730 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 65 471203868 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 781 (C2) HDA temperature 28 17 73014444060 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 6 1 32926915 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -34613141437771 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4344029763 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2002771616	13.3% Very poor	Read 145 Write 112 Mixed 96.7 26% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.24 2% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 129%
Samsung 830 Series 500GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 76GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1889 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1471 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 58 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 794 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4027921484	131% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 490 Mixed 508 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 62.4 207% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 161 176% 297 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4907 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2664 (B1) Unknown 98 98 32 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 55 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 686 (F1) Unknown 99 99 18621743301
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung HD753LJ 128GB 3GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11295 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 4533 (B1) Unknown 95 95 180 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 60 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 4 (EB) Unknown 99 99 1873 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16715409381	61.2% Good	Read 479 Write 207 Mixed 257 69% 315 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 16.1 72% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 53.6 DQ Mixed 50.5 69% 133 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C15 2x8GB 6,416 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4175 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 53.3 MC Write 54.4 MC Mixed 36.9 138% 48.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 55.2 SC Mixed 39.7 118% 41.2 GB/s	Latency 36.9 108% 36.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%

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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 $230Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $36Bench 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: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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