Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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	553% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '19 at 13:11
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 315 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 624 86% 636 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2942 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 208 Parallax 207 159% 203 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 196 Splatting 137 126% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1212 1629 1903 1973 1980 1984 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	553% Outstanding	Read 2,342 Write 1,979 Mixed 2,147 SusWrite 1,780 464% 2,062 MB/s	4K Read 271 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 256 866% 256 MB/s	DQ Read 1,945 DQ Write 1,736 DQ Mixed 1,801 1,361% 1,827 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 553% Great: 559%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1602 1590 1587 1590 1581 1586 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 1,534 Write 1706 Mixed 1,137 SusWrite 1,589 336% 1,492 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 94.3 338% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 905 DQ Mixed 324 412% 735 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 282%
PNY SSD2SC960G1CS2770D117-515 960GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 106GB free Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 425 430 432 433 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 427 Mixed 311 SusWrite 417 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 45.6 168% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 199 173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 217 223 211 214 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 224 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 216 134% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.6 227% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 53.7 MC Mixed 35.2 128% 45 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 52.7 SC Mixed 34.6 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 45 89% 45 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 117%

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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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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