Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 203% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	225% 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	220% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210414
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 06:59
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 236 90% 157 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 786 75% 622 Pts	64-Core 842 52% 842 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB; EVGA kingpin 3090 CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 338 Reflection 306 Parallax 375 276% 340 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 274 Splatting 194 218% 278 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 734 397 352 376 380 372 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 2,248 Write 1,590 Mixed 1,152 SusWrite 435 301% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.7 203% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 911 679% 903 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 425%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 80GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 27 26 27 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 6,187 Write 51.2 Mixed 110 SusWrite 29.2 331% 1,594 MB/s	4K Read 792 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 6.8 1,210% 267 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 294GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 25 26 26 26 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	585% Outstanding	Read 6,533 Write 43.6 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 26.8 348% 1,676 MB/s	4K Read 797 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 6.7 1,218% 269 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 585% Great: 425%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 118 116 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 127 Write 113 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 118 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3866 C18 2x16GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 45.4 MC Mixed 34.9 119% 41.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 32 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 135%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	176x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	54x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	71x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	17x
Titan X PascalNvidia $286Bench 121%, 8,692 samples	16x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	17x
860 Pro 1TBSamsung $300Bench 112%, 8,179 samples	15x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	11x

RAM
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 98%, 54,616 samples	27x
CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 91%, 17,500 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 91%, 1,151 samples	12x

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Total price: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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