Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics136% 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 Drive76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX APEX  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '22 at 01:15
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 732
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 752
47% 752 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Gigabyte(1458 4077) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 177
Parallax 172
158% 181 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 142
Splatting 120
120% 151 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 136%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3256G 256GB
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 124 95 109 83 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 497
Write 343
Mixed 168
SusWrite 114
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 34.2
124% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 96.8
118% 208 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 105%
WDC WD8001FZBX-00ASYA0 8TB
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 218 223 235 226 217 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
25.3% Poor
Read 227
Write 236
Mixed 104
SusWrite 221
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 1.3
9% 4 MB/s
DQ Read 4.2
DQ Write 5.4
DQ Mixed 6.8
5% 5.47 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
75% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 21.6
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 23.7
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75%
Great: 88%

 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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