Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.93% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	223% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '24 at 05:19
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 79.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 760 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 930 58% 930 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.93% Terrible	Lighting 7.3 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 8.5 6% 8.53 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 9.9 Splatting 11.8 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.93% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 574 566 571 576 573 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 2,271 Write 2022 Mixed 1,478 SusWrite 616 356% 1,597 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 64.7 206% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 603 DQ Mixed 673 505% 677 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 233GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 417 404 277 281 273 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 418 Mixed 400 SusWrite 345 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 49.9 163% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 407 420 417 411 341 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 431 Mixed 414 SusWrite 400 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 43.7 146% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 246GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1535 1585 1644 1645 1617 1695 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,256 Write 2,019 Mixed 1,246 SusWrite 1,620 400% 1,785 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 59 202% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 647 DQ Mixed 733 551% 739 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 393%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.7 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	56	60	24"	1280 720	AOC2460 G2460PG

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	177x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	54x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	72x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	17x
Titan X PascalNvidia $1,438Bench 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: $876

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16