Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 214% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 222% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	210% 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	256% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 20:01
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,142 103% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,733 107% 1,733 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4045) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	210% Outstanding	Lighting 310 Reflection 301 Parallax 345 253% 318 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 253 Splatting 190 207% 264 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1149 1014 767 781 755 792 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,542 Write 2,049 Mixed 1,628 SusWrite 876 396% 1,774 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 65.3 214% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,407 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 300 342% 622 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1409 1241 1572 1626 1618 1546 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,426 Write 1,934 Mixed 1502 SusWrite 1502 412% 1,841 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 51.7 168% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,510 DQ Write 97.5 DQ Mixed 196 296% 601 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 371%
WDC WDBNCE0040PNC 4TB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2TB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 437 435 428 424 404 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 453 Mixed 335 SusWrite 427 92% 405 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 35.5 126% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 176 144% 214 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 169 170 166 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 100 Write 137 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 170 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.7 205% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 298GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 124 128 125 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 96.9 Write 126 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 127 68% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 119 123 120 123 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 90.1 Write 121 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 119 64% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.5 223% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 144 143 143 136 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 142 70% 97 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 338% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB 5,282 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 31.8 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 49.4 SC Mixed 32.7 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 135%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	74x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	37x
Core i9-9900KSIntelBench 99%, 12,840 samples	30x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	28x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	23x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	18x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	15x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	13x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	12x

RAM
CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 2x31.5GBCorsairBench 96%, 4,599 samples	9x
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBPatriotBench 102%, 2,610 samples	8x
F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 98%, 483 samples	7x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $893

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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