Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.72% 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX APEX  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '21 at 20:44
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 243
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 706
65% 545 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9559
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.72% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 7.1
Parallax 8.5
6% 7.63 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 11.7
8% 9.83 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.72%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Supermicro SSD 127GB
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SOB20R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 44 42 44 46 46 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 87%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
841GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1732 452 542 501 583 518 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 2,459
Write 2,105
Mixed 1,680
SusWrite 721
389% 1,741 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 63.5
206% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 831
DQ Write 737
DQ Mixed 784
588% 784 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 242%
Great: 393%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
65.6% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 19.9
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 13.8
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 131%

 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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