Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	446% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 20:42
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$219 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 944 90% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,235 76% 1,235 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 190 Parallax 189 145% 186 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 181 Splatting 123 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1710 1760 1738 1703 1745 1696 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	446% Outstanding	Read 1,856 Write 1,695 Mixed 1,736 SusWrite 1,725 395% 1,753 MB/s	4K Read 220 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 198 685% 201 MB/s	DQ Read 1,346 DQ Write 1,086 DQ Mixed 1207 906% 1,213 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 446% Great: 559%
Apricorn SATAWire 6G 256GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 21GB free Firmware: 1411 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 353 247 156 304 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 358 Write 348 Mixed 343 SusWrite 258 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 26.4 83% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 77.8 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 131 88% 105 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 28.1 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 32.6 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	176x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	54x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 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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Total price: $916

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 $40	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