Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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	112% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '18 at 09:17
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 99.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 886 92% 740 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 186 Parallax 160 190% 193 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 189 Splatting 130 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 432 451 466 463 465 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 436 Mixed 376 SusWrite 431 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 46.6 167% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 323 254% 351 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Amd-raid THNSN5512GPUK NV 512GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 410GB free Firmware: 5KDA SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 434 452 452 447 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,029 Write 1,005 Mixed 874 SusWrite 456 189% 841 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 54.7 184% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 50.5 103% 206 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 139%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 866 894 894 894 894 895 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,124 Write 940 Mixed 764 SusWrite 889 209% 929 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 66.9 262% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 476 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 75.8 203% 421 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 214%
SanDisk Cruzer 64GB 3,567 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 28GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 3.1 9.1 11 9.5 10 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 28 Write 10 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 8.5 13% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 3.1 180% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 32.1 120% 41.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 37.5 111% 38.8 GB/s	Latency 39.7 101% 39.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

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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 $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: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16