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 as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	244% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX (all builds)
Memory	14.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	May 25 '21 at 15:07
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 287 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 898 89% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,520 94% 1,520 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 826 827 816 820 804 799 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,291 Write 1,965 Mixed 1,672 SusWrite 816 377% 1,686 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 68.6 222% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 928 DQ Write 564 DQ Mixed 760 563% 751 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 355%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 531GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 444 437 442 444 437 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 450 Mixed 352 SusWrite 432 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 33.5 118% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 339 254% 339 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 105%
Transcend TS1TMTE110S 1TB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 335GB free Firmware: S0905C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 447 313 113 125 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 1,463 Write 445 Mixed 601 SusWrite 261 152% 693 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 14.4 66% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 12.1 DQ Mixed 22.8 56% 129 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 242%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 145 148 146 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 143 Write 145 Mixed 102 SusWrite 145 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 99%
WD WD50PURX-64LZMY0 5TB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 148 150 147 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 95.5 Write 90.7 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 147 70% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 151 151 149 147 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 202 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 149 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 14TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 11TB free Firmware: D785 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 199 223 230 226 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 234 Write 210 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 216 138% 189 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.6 238% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 29 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 24.9 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 134%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	176x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	54x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 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: $896

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16