Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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!
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics56.9% 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 Drive235% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX  (all builds)
Memory29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 09:17
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Memory 99.9
1-Core 166
2-Core 330
108% 199 Pts
4-Core 659
8-Core 1315
116% 987 Pts
64-Core 2,274
141% 2,274 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 112%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Lighting 70.9
Reflection 62.3
Parallax 88.7
58% 74 fps
MRender 61.7
Gravity 58.7
Splatting 77.2
55% 65.9 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 502 503 450 454 437 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,781
Write 2,049
Mixed 1,530
SusWrite 474
327% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 248
4K Mixed 84.4
321% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 999
DQ Write 644
DQ Mixed 452
437% 698 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 235%
Great: 238%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
145% Outstanding
MC Read 56.9
MC Write 54
MC Mixed 45.3
149% 52.1 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 55.7
SC Mixed 40.8
118% 41.2 GB/s
Latency 35.9
111% 35.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 145%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX Builds (Compare 415 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 205%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 219%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX - $420

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $2,441
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