Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 213% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 207% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	199% 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	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '20 at 03:44
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 166 2-Core 330 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 661 8-Core 1,279 115% 970 Pts	64-Core 1,291 80% 1,291 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987); 24G-P5-3987-KR CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	199% Outstanding	Lighting 301 Reflection 273 Parallax 346 246% 307 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 246 Splatting 137 181% 234 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 76 76 74 73 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 473 Write 109 Mixed 133 SusWrite 82 43% 199 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 34.9 146% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 124 124% 207 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 128%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 25GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,104 Write 1,805 Mixed 884 353% 1,597 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 76.4 263% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,319 DQ Write 1,332 DQ Mixed 1,134 905% 1,261 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 65GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,474 Write 2,150 Mixed 1438 448% 2,021 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 86.3 302% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,472 DQ Write 1,664 DQ Mixed 1,615 1,203% 1,584 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 316GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 441 482 467 460 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 458 Mixed 374 SusWrite 447 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 52.9 189% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 580GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 463 468 465 467 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 458 Mixed 443 SusWrite 465 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 67.1 225% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 44GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 111 111 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 108 Write 103 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 108 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x16GB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 35.5 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 33.5 104% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 147%

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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 $412Bench 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 $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