Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics99.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive216% 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.
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 ROG MAXIMUS X APEX  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '18 at 14:20
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 98.5
1-Core 158
2-Core 318
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 642
8-Core 1,024
102% 833 Pts
64-Core 1,328
82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 109%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 145
Parallax 134
104% 135 fps
MRender 99
Gravity 129
Splatting 110
92% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 785 732 700 652 601 541 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1920
Write 892
Mixed 757
SusWrite 668
234% 1,059 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 56.4
225% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,044
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 366
350% 571 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 216%
Great: 243%
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75
109GB free
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 169 172 175 175 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 414
Write 187
Mixed 252
SusWrite 176
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 43.3
161% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 137
124% 189 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
358GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 90 88 89 88 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 87.2
Write 84
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 90.3
58% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 28.2
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 33.7
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 43.6
92% 43.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG MAXIMUS X APEX Builds (Compare 297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $883
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