Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


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	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	574% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '19 at 12:20
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 99.5 1-Core 165 2-Core 332 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1,122 108% 892 Pts	64-Core 1,386 86% 1,386 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 3651) 2GB CLim: 1138 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 21 Reflection 19.5 Parallax 25.4 17% 22 fps	MRender 24.8 Gravity 25.9 Splatting 18.6 18% 23.1 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 228GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1987 2031 1981 1961 1984 1973 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	574% Outstanding	Read 2,360 Write 1,990 Mixed 2,170 SusWrite 1,986 479% 2,127 MB/s	4K Read 286 4K Write 259 4K Mixed 268 913% 271 MB/s	DQ Read 1,777 DQ Write 1,592 DQ Mixed 1650 1,247% 1,673 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 574% Great: 559%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1608 1616 1611 1618 1617 1616 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 1,552 Write 1,725 Mixed 1,139 SusWrite 1,614 340% 1,508 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 95.3 344% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 988 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 320 412% 739 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 282%
PNY SSD2SC960G1CS2770D117-515 960GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 177GB free Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 432 434 433 434 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 424 Mixed 314 SusWrite 432 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 46 170% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 198 173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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 @ 4300 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 54.7 MC Write 54.2 MC Mixed 36.7 139% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.8 SC Write 58.4 SC Mixed 41.4 122% 42.9 GB/s	Latency 38.2 105% 38.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 138% 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 $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