Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '19 at 21:22
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 944 93% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,222 76% 1,222 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 64.8 51% 64.8 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 53.9 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 125 123 124 118 121 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 130 Mixed 324 SusWrite 125 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 53 187% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 284 214% 292 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 177 179 182 176 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 178 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 179 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 218% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 294GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 45 51 50 42 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 55.5 Write 49.2 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 45.7 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 120GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 131 135 132 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 106 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 132 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.1 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 29.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 55.1 72% 55.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 103%

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

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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 $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 $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