Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.41% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX APEX  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '21 at 19:03
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 247
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 500
66% 495 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
6.41% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 8.7
Parallax 8.3
6% 7.97 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 10.9
8% 9.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.41%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7128G 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: T0722A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 398 425 421 426 430 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 386
Mixed 369
SusWrite 424
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 24.5
128% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 38.4
89% 179 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 90%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 343 412 402 422 426 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3417 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 46.6
MC Mixed 35
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 47.5
SC Mixed 31.9
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX APEX Builds (Compare 483 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $803
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