Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 212% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 230% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	202% 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 Drive	251% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '20 at 13:17
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,157 107% 893 Pts	64-Core 2,162 134% 2,162 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	202% Outstanding	Lighting 303 Reflection 293 Parallax 315 247% 303 fps	MRender 331 Gravity 252 Splatting 149 189% 244 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1322 1322 1308 1194 1195 1200 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,305 Write 1,084 Mixed 1,015 SusWrite 1,257 262% 1,165 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 73.4 249% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,073 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,008 759% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2378 2395 2393 1863 1557 1584 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,578 Write 2,365 Mixed 1,827 SusWrite 2,028 494% 2,199 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 84.6 280% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,186 DQ Write 998 DQ Mixed 979 764% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 435%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 35GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 132 133 131 126 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 401 Write 150 Mixed 193 SusWrite 132 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 39.3 149% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 155 120% 164 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 82%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 421GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 89.1 Write 87.6 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 72.7 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 224GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 59 60 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 60.1 Write 60 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 59.3 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLM16G40C18U4B.M8FB1 2x16GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 26.3 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 29.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 137%

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Gaming 205%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 219%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX - $420

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	208x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	66x
Core i9-10900KFIntel $260Bench 99%, 21,040 samples	34x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	87x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	45x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	40x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	36x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	26x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	37x
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBPatriotBench 102%, 2,610 samples	20x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 32,191 samples	12x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $2,372

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