Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	85.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '23 at 12:21
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	MDA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 105 2-Core 194 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 273 35% 263 Pts	64-Core 259 16% 259 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2313) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.Q1.1 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.6% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 130 Parallax 172 85% 135 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 123 Splatting 91.6 87% 109 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 104%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 859 Write 1,032 Mixed 842 204% 911 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59 199% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 741 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 962 695% 888 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 24.3 Write 3 Mixed 5.7 10% 11 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C13/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX 16GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.1% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23.7 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	240	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	43x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	39x

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 $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16