Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	52.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 09:53
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 704 73% 587 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 121 29 124 26 17 MB/s Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.6% Above average	Read 180 Write 95.7 Mixed 186 SusWrite 88.4 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 62.3 4K Mixed 25.5 101% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 119 114% 180 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 438GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 465 466 466 467 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 456 Mixed 362 SusWrite 466 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 40.4 137% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 278 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 188GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 136 136 139 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 128 Write 119 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 138 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.8 5.9 6 5.9 5.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 13 Write 8.7 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 5.7 12% 9.48 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.4 172% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 29.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 94%

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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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16