Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 07:39
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 706 70% 570 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2187) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 143 Parallax 148 119% 146 fps	MRender 158 Gravity 132 Splatting 110 107% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,458 Write 8,156 Mixed 8,163 1,846% 8,259 MB/s	4K Read 658 4K Write 337 4K Mixed 392 1,677% 462 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 988 DQ Mixed 1,013 808% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 326GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 480 480 477 479 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 473 Mixed 453 SusWrite 478 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.9 205% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 138GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 475 279 250 252 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 469 Mixed 381 SusWrite 330 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.8 154% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 322 243% 325 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 98%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2395 2391 2397 1779 1472 1469 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 2,374 Mixed 1,941 SusWrite 1,984 498% 2,215 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 96.6 320% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,301 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 1,192 899% 1,206 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 431%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 29.8 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 28.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 111%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 5R 1G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	20%	60	311	253	75	27"	2560 1440	ACR0679 V277U

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS IX APEX Builds (Compare 483 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 106%

UFO

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 90%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	23x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	13x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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