Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	228% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 04:18
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 320 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 981 100% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,320 82% 1,320 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 265 320 320 318 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,940 Write 1,428 Mixed 570 SusWrite 336 236% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 64.6 242% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 788 724% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 441GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 482 480 489 487 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 488 Mixed 399 SusWrite 482 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 52.7 190% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 105 100 100 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 76 Write 95.7 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 100 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.2 52% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 47.3 MC Mixed 31.8 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 36 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 42.7 94% 42.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

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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 $269	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 $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