Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 321% UFO	Desktop 130% UFO	Workstation 374% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 135%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	247% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	636% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 92% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211215
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '21 at 18:38
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$310 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 229 2-Core 468 137% 264 Pts	4-Core 929 8-Core 1,769 160% 1,349 Pts	64-Core 3131 194% 3131 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5375 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Lighting 380 Reflection 320 Parallax 404 310% 368 fps	MRender 406 Gravity 286 Splatting 199 232% 297 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4488 4788 4617 4992 4253 1578 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	636% Outstanding	Read 3291 Write 4,922 Mixed 3361 SusWrite 4,120 890% 3,923 MB/s	4K Read 89.8 4K Write 319 4K Mixed 125 465% 178 MB/s	DQ Read 2,833 DQ Write 2,132 DQ Mixed 2,306 1,772% 2,424 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 636% Great: 573%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 1TB free Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4052 3890 1927 969 1015 1016 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	534% Outstanding	Read 4,111 Write 4,277 Mixed 3,052 SusWrite 2,145 762% 3,396 MB/s	4K Read 70.8 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 106 408% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2840 DQ Write 2,299 DQ Mixed 2,507 1,894% 2,549 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 534% Great: 578%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GB 2,713 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	MC Read 86.3 MC Write 86.4 MC Mixed 80.9 242% 84.5 GB/s	SC Read 30.9 SC Write 55.7 SC Mixed 44.2 125% 43.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 201%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 273%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $331Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	319x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	38x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	36x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	162x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	139x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,847Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	61x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	85x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $88Bench 341%, 58,572 samples	75x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	65x

RAM
KF548C38-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 152%, 3,734 samples	82x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	51x
Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GBGBench 179%, 2,713 samples	41x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,129

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 $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) $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