Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	331% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX (all builds)
Memory	15.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 14:19
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 970 96% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,478 92% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8594) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 138 Parallax 127 113% 135 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 140 Splatting 116 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1372 1557 1570 1469 1377 1288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 3,164 Write 2,123 Mixed 1,332 SusWrite 1,439 448% 2,014 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 69.6 235% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 958 721% 967 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 372%
WD WD7500AALX-009BA0 750GB 2,069 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 591GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 117 117 118 111 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 112 Write 87.1 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 113 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 74%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 60 61 60 59 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 99.7 Write 38.8 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 59.5 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 4,021 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 28.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 23.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 136%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 38: 4R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	61%	23	108	6	144	27"	2560 1440	ACI27B1 ROG PG278Q

History: Score 42: 5R 4G 5B | Score 38: 4R 4G 6B

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Gaming 152%

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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 $630Bench 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 $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