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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	187% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 02:10
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 808 84% 674 Pts	64-Core 885 55% 885 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 560 295 306 305 307 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,877 Write 1269 Mixed 588 SusWrite 461 232% 1,049 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 47.8 168% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 929 DQ Write 481 DQ Mixed 477 415% 629 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 231GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 467 408 287 283 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 473 Mixed 434 SusWrite 356 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 59 190% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 353 254% 327 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC-WRSN 250GB 1,412 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 231GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 217 196 194 195 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 482 Mixed 346 SusWrite 241 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 46.9 167% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 255 199% 273 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 166 177 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 183 Mixed 105 SusWrite 172 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 179 187 184 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 176 Mixed 107 SusWrite 184 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
PNY DUO-LINK 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 22GB free, PID 00e0 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 14 14 15 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 13.4 16% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 43% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 27.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 29.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 103%

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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 $250Bench 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 $76Bench 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: $823

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