Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	294% 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	20 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 18:28
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,171 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 2,078 129% 2,078 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 61.2 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 59.7 50% 61.7 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 58.4 51% 62.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 56%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 109 Parallax 98.6 83% 103 fps	MRender 92.2 Gravity 101 Splatting 98.4 80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 785GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1731 1724 1729 1711 1712 1709 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,242 Write 1,859 Mixed 988 SusWrite 1,720 381% 1,702 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59.7 198% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 874 650% 864 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 363%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 461 108% 485 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 54.3 179% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 378GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 125 127 127 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 115 Write 98.9 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 124 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 114%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 97GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 66 69 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 78.9 Write 82 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 68.3 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 73%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1GB free Firmware: PA03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 81.3 Write 69.7 Mixed 52 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 86%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: PA03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 87 91 91 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 66.8 Write 64 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 91.4 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 262GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 135 137 139 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 114 Write 83.4 Mixed 68 SusWrite 137 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27.1 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 114%

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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 $449Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	45x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	40x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $2,365

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 $52

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