Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 194%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 209%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics188% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive268% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 23 '20 at 06:23
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 157
2-Core 310
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1,143
105% 881 Pts
64-Core 2,093
130% 2,093 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
188% Outstanding
Lighting 277
Reflection 261
Parallax 324
225% 287 fps
MRender 311
Gravity 239
Splatting 138
178% 229 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 188%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$300
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2166 1320 1332 1327 1332 1337 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 1,853
Write 2210
Mixed 1,688
SusWrite 1469
407% 1805 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 53.6
198% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,133
DQ Write 818
DQ Mixed 1,026
753% 992 MB/s
Poor: 183%
This bench: 268%
Great: 320%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$83
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 175 175 177 176 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 85%
VendorCo ProductCode 1TB
976GB free, PID 1234
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Read 23.2
Write 19.2
Mixed 7.7
SusWrite 18.4
22% 17.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
53% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 24.3
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 29.1
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 120%

 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: 58% - Above average Total price: $2,377
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