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 way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '19 at 07:31
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 99.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 306 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 861 90% 724 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 59GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,718 Write 501 Mixed 823 290% 1,347 MB/s	4K Read 198 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 160 578% 165 MB/s	DQ Read 1,372 DQ Write 543 DQ Mixed 751 610% 889 MB/s
Poor: 254% Great: 330%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 96GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 284 285 289 286 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 287 Mixed 267 SusWrite 286 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 36.1 162% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 279 217% 299 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 95%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 204GB free Firmware: 2.25 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 182 Write 202 Mixed 151 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 36 154% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 103 102% 162 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 66%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 209GB free Firmware: JB0OA3T0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 114 115 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 112 64% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 738 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 48.8 MC Write 50.3 MC Mixed 33.3 126% 44.1 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 55.1 SC Mixed 38.6 116% 40.6 GB/s	Latency 40.3 99% 40.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%

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Gaming 106%

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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	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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $803

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 $45	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