Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	567% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '19 at 12:21
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (99^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 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 99.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 331 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 664 8-Core 1125 109% 894 Pts	64-Core 1,388 86% 1,388 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2355 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.8% Above average	Lighting 14.3 Reflection 186 Parallax 7.38 12% 69.4 fps	MRender 222 Gravity 169 Splatting 126 136% 172 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1907 1952 1935 2014 1985 1983 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	567% Outstanding	Read 2,365 Write 2,005 Mixed 2,164 SusWrite 1,963 478% 2,124 MB/s	4K Read 282 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 265 902% 267 MB/s	DQ Read 1743 DQ Write 1,529 DQ Mixed 1,603 1,211% 1,625 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 567% Great: 559%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1607 1591 1593 1595 1592 1589 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1,552 Write 1,732 Mixed 1,141 SusWrite 1,594 340% 1,505 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 95 343% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 990 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 324 415% 742 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 282%
PNY SSD2SC960G1CS2770D117-515 960GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 112GB free Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 429 433 433 433 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 428 Mixed 318 SusWrite 431 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 46 170% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 199 174% 257 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 217 223 211 213 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 218 Write 220 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 216 135% 185 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 46.7 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 32.5 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 39.7 113% 39.5 GB/s	Latency 38.6 104% 38.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%

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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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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