Question Good Specs But Terrible Performance

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Hello everyone! I've spent days trying to find an answer for this problem of mine. I have this PC I built and on paper it seems pretty sweet. Good hardware and its even water cooled. But I am getting some serious performance issues. I've seen videos of people with similar builds to mine run games at 60+ FPS @ 4K and yet I cant even squeeze out 30 FPS @ 1440 on Triple A games. Its becoming a real annoyance and I'm considering just starting over again and building a completely new rig. I am hoping someone here might be able to help me figure out what the issue might be. Everything is basically stock. I haven't overclocked besides using the standard OC mode that comes with the software for the GPU. I'll list my specs below by just copying and pasting their names as they appear on Newegg.com. Thanks again guys and I apologize ahead of time if I just happen to be missing an obvious answer. I'm still kinda new to the PC building.

MOTHERBOARD:
ASUS ROG Maximus X Code LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU:
Intel Core i7-8700K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.7 GHz (4.7 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I78700K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630

GPU:
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Ti GAMING OC 11G Graphics Card, 3 x WINDFORCE Fans, 11GB 352-Bit GDDR6, GV-N208TGAMING OC-11GC Video Card

RAM:
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DRAM 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 (PC4-24000) C15 - Intel 100/200 Series Desktop Memory

POWER SUPPLY:
EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 220-P2-1200-X1 80+ PLATINUM 1200W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Windows 10 Pro (64bit)

Monitor:
Acer Predator XB271HK 27" 4K UHD IPS NVIDIA G-Sync Black/Red Gaming Monitor, 3840 x 2160 (4K), 100% sRGB Color accuracy, Tilt/Swivel/Pivot/Height Adjustable, Build in Speakers
 
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I apologize for the confusion. By stock I mean nothing has been overclocked. The drivers are all updated. As far as temps go, both the CPU and GPU stay below 70 and are both liquid cooled. I will look into the BIOS to check on the status of XMP and get back with you. Thank you for your reply by the way!
 
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Yes, the monitor is plugged into the GPU using a DP connection. When I run GPU stress test and video games the GPU is always @ 100% and the CPU stays very low. I guess you could call it a GPU bottleneck but the 2080ti should preform much better at 100% than what I’m seeing.