Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 249% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 259% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	236% 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	305% 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 XI APEX (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 00:42
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$410 354,223 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 (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 267 99% 175 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,252 112% 946 Pts	64-Core 1,773 110% 1,773 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 5280 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Lighting 358 Reflection 321 Parallax 398 292% 359 fps	MRender 392 Gravity 283 Splatting 199 228% 291 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 730GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 1520 1524 1524 1522 1520 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,037 Write 2302 Mixed 1,849 SusWrite 1,594 439% 1,945 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 70.2 243% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 1,206 DQ Write 1,075 DQ Mixed 1,133 852% 1138 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 347%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 284GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1569 842 848 846 846 845 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,566 Write 1,774 Mixed 1,362 SusWrite 966 319% 1,417 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 73.7 254% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 1,088 DQ Mixed 1,146 862% 1,153 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 276%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 137 140 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 153 Write 149 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 138 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 98%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 141 142 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 148 Write 134 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 140 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 101%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 74.8 Write 73.4 Mixed 43.5 47% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 6,874 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 33.6 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 52.4 SC Mixed 35.3 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 140%

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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 $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	74x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 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 $106Bench 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: $894

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