Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.21% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive107% 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.
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)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime13.8 Days
Run DateDec 29 '20 at 16:40
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 277
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 735
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
5.21% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 7
Parallax 8.6
6% 7.6 fps
MRender 8.8
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 0.3
4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.21%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S190802a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 465 432 462 458 448 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 370
Mixed 424
SusWrite 430
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 41.9
163% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 313
224% 285 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 107%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124
4.5TB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 172 173 175 174 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 135
Write 104
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 173
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 8
4K Mixed 1
318% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
45.6% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 13.1
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 47%

 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: $803
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