Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	578% 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, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '19 at 13:01
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 99.9 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 109% 199 Pts	4-Core 665 8-Core 1,123 109% 894 Pts	64-Core 1,356 84% 1,356 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E376) CLim: 1727 MHz, MLim: 925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.6.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Lighting 111 Reflection 98.3 Parallax 159 90% 123 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 116 Splatting 140 99% 118 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1998 2018 2001 2007 2006 1981 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	578% Outstanding	Read 2,371 Write 1,996 Mixed 2,172 SusWrite 2002 481% 2,135 MB/s	4K Read 287 4K Write 264 4K Mixed 272 924% 274 MB/s	DQ Read 1,744 DQ Write 1,594 DQ Mixed 1,644 1,240% 1,661 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 578% Great: 559%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 218 223 210 214 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 245 Write 220 Mixed 112 SusWrite 216 145% 198 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.8 351% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 138%

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 @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 53.6 MC Write 57.1 MC Mixed 36 140% 48.9 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 57.9 SC Mixed 41.9 124% 43.4 GB/s	Latency 35.9 111% 35.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 117%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	176x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	54x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	71x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 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: $890

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16