Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	170% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 22:37
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	SteveRo
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 931 90% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 4513) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 256 Parallax 275 192% 256 fps	MRender 283 Gravity 234 Splatting 159 177% 226 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 136 144 144 143 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 490 Mixed 330 SusWrite 168 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 51.4 183% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 176 179% 290 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
Nvme INTEL SSDPED1D28 280GB 456 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 160GB free Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2035 2025 1983 1981 2039 2012 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	688% Outstanding	Read 2408 Write 2,044 Mixed 2,204 SusWrite 2,012 488% 2,167 MB/s	4K Read 374 4K Write 341 4K Mixed 354 1,202% 357 MB/s	DQ Read 2,293 DQ Write 2,030 DQ Mixed 1,888 1,491% 2,070 MB/s
Poor: 276% ↑ This bench: 688% Great: 679%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 419 439 442 415 436 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 117%

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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 $409Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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