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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	196% 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 20:37
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 267 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 518 70% 521 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1631 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 91.1 Reflection 97.7 Parallax 84.8 74% 91.2 fps	Gravity 79.9 Splatting 72.5 67% 76.2 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 455GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 912 1033 911 157 459 223 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,302 Write 1,072 Mixed 943 SusWrite 616 220% 983 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 53.8 200% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 998 DQ Write 1,027 DQ Mixed 914 714% 980 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 86GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 291 291 291 292 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 446 Mixed 425 SusWrite 303 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63.6 216% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
ST96812A S 60GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 56GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 34.7 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 36.8 43% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 49 MC Mixed 29.6 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 30.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 44.8 89% 44.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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 484 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 $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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: $797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16