Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	170% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '18 at 04:08
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 917 95% 763 Pts	64-Core 915 57% 915 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487); EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, 11G-P4-2487-KR CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 251 Parallax 254 200% 250 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 237 Splatting 136 163% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,210 Write 1,002 Mixed 653 212% 955 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 291 4K Mixed 87 353% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,343 DQ Mixed 1,126 903% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 356GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1612 1421 1606 1696 1756 1161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	407% Outstanding	Read 2,700 Write 1,788 Mixed 933 SusWrite 1542 387% 1,741 MB/s	4K Read 68.7 4K Write 317 4K Mixed 101 401% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 1,464 DQ Write 2,256 DQ Mixed 1,599 1,284% 1,773 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 407% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 414GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 489 478 481 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 454 Mixed 361 SusWrite 484 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.6 181% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 342 259% 348 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 274GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 122 121 123 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 119 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 122 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 69% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4400 C19 2x8GB 424 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 47.2 MC Write 47.9 MC Mixed 34.1 123% 43.1 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 35.4 104% 36.3 GB/s	Latency 41.3 97% 41.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 136%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	176x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	54x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	71x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	17x
Titan X PascalNvidia $286Bench 121%, 8,692 samples	16x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	17x
860 Pro 1TBSamsung $300Bench 112%, 8,179 samples	15x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	11x

RAM
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 98%, 54,616 samples	27x
CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 91%, 17,500 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 91%, 1,151 samples	12x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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