Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	401% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '19 at 04:02
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 312 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 860 84% 691 Pts	64-Core 886 55% 886 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 204 Parallax 180 146% 188 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 183 Splatting 133 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1599 1563 2040 2079 2066 2034 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	401% Outstanding	Read 2,900 Write 2,219 Mixed 1,596 SusWrite 1,897 481% 2,153 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 92.2 331% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,545 DQ Mixed 1,546 1,152% 1,520 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 401% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 56GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 495 495 494 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 496 Mixed 404 SusWrite 494 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 68.5 234% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 363 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 131%
OCZ Vector 180 480GB-$140 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 72GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 415 491 416 491 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 490 Mixed 349 SusWrite 453 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 41.6 173% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 227 207% 316 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 107GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 494 495 494 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 469 SusWrite 494 111% 494 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65 222% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 132%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 30.1 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 36.4 108% 37.9 GB/s	Latency 44.1 91% 44.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 106%

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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 $242Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $37Bench 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: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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