Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 227% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 242% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 111%, 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	802% 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	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 12:58
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 657 8-Core 1,231 113% 944 Pts	64-Core 2,080 129% 2,080 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4907 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 269 Parallax 304 255% 295 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 256 Splatting 186 201% 255 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 160GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,794 Write 10,837 Mixed 10,298 2,241% 9,976 MB/s	4K Read 591 4K Write 517 4K Mixed 533 1,853% 547 MB/s	DQ Read 2,684 DQ Write 2,157 DQ Mixed 2,520 1,859% 2,454 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 619 606 595 580 572 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	802% Outstanding	Read 8,438 Write 2,311 Mixed 3,266 SusWrite 647 798% 3,666 MB/s	4K Read 557 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 216 1,192% 303 MB/s	DQ Read 2,524 DQ Write 922 DQ Mixed 1,169 1,010% 1,538 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 802% Great: 340%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 98 98 98 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 87%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 126 130 134 130 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 70%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 228 232 229 229 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 238 Write 242 Mixed 101 SusWrite 230 148% 203 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.7 373% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x16GB 275 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4500 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 53.2 MC Write 53.6 MC Mixed 41.3 141% 49.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 54.8 SC Mixed 38.6 115% 40.2 GB/s	Latency 42.6 94% 42.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 137%

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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 $440Bench 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 $1,148Bench 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 $95Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $2,217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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