Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 26 '21 at 16:10
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 296 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,009 97% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,420 88% 1,420 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8674) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 170 Parallax 170 132% 167 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 148 Splatting 125 122% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,809 Write 1,638 Mixed 1,504 368% 1,650 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 74.2 264% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 845 DQ Mixed 1,049 779% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 463GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1453 1456 1455 1458 1457 1455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,064 Write 1,443 Mixed 785 SusWrite 1,456 320% 1,437 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 62.6 236% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,278 DQ Write 412 DQ Mixed 444 432% 711 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 283%
SAMSUNG HM500JI 500GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 221GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 36 37 36 36 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 31.3 Write 27.9 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 35.6 43% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.4 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 120%

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

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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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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