Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive505% 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.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '20 at 14:39
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
80% Very good
Memory 100
1-Core 174
2-Core 346
112% 207 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 346
46% 347 Pts
64-Core 342
21% 342 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 80%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 480GB-$900
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1948 1979 1982 1985 1984 1935 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
505% Outstanding
Read 2,300
Write 1,987
Mixed 2,110
SusWrite 1,969
471% 2,091 MB/s
4K Read 257
4K Write 232
4K Mixed 242
823% 244 MB/s
DQ Read 923
DQ Write 748
DQ Mixed 827
622% 833 MB/s
Poor: 280%
This bench: 505%
Great: 541%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
721GB free, PID a208
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 105 105 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 104
116% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 5200 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 32.7
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 27.1
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 33.3
120% 33.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 123%

 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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