Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20190430
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 19:49
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	SteveRo
Background CPU	2%

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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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 100 1-Core 166 2-Core 316 107% 194 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,276 114% 966 Pts	64-Core 1,289 80% 1,289 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 12,081 Write 11371 Mixed 11154 2,576% 11,535 MB/s	4K Read 1,295 4K Write 423 4K Mixed 267 2,529% 662 MB/s	DQ Read 3,157 DQ Write 2,213 DQ Mixed 2,375 1,858% 2,582 MB/s
Poor: 63% 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: 2033 2115 2086 2086 2107 2012 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	679% Outstanding	Read 2,385 Write 2,036 Mixed 2,201 SusWrite 2,073 489% 2,174 MB/s	4K Read 360 4K Write 329 4K Mixed 338 1,154% 343 MB/s	DQ Read 2,293 DQ Write 2,169 DQ Mixed 1,892 1,513% 2,118 MB/s
Poor: 276% ↑ This bench: 679% Great: 679%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 214 218 169 143 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 25.9 Write 191 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 186 73% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0 39% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60.9% 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 @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	MC Read 56.5 MC Write 54.9 MC Mixed 39.8 144% 50.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 54.8 SC Mixed 37.6 114% 40 GB/s	Latency 35.3 113% 35.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 141% 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