Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 115% 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	556% 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 20:44
Run Duration	221 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)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 630 85% 633 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% 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)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 209 Parallax 206 156% 202 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 194 Splatting 135 125% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% 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: 1715 1769 1723 1782 1948 1997 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	556% Outstanding	Read 2,350 Write 1,984 Mixed 2,154 SusWrite 1,822 467% 2,077 MB/s	4K Read 271 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 254 865% 256 MB/s	DQ Read 1,971 DQ Write 1,765 DQ Mixed 1,823 1,380% 1,853 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 556% 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: 1597 1579 1576 1577 1575 1580 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 1,538 Write 1,714 Mixed 1,137 SusWrite 1,581 337% 1,492 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 93.7 335% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 325 414% 738 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 282%
PNY SSD2SC960G1CS2770D117-515 960GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 106GB free Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 428 431 432 433 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 430 Mixed 315 SusWrite 426 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 45.6 169% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 199 173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 217 222 212 211 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 219 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 215 134% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.6 231% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 125% 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)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 52.5 MC Mixed 35.1 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 35.6 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 44.7 89% 44.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 117%

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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