Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 283% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 342% 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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	230% 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	449% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '22 at 21:58
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 221 2-Core 443 130% 251 Pts	4-Core 881 8-Core 1,760 156% 1,321 Pts	64-Core 3,172 196% 3,172 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3897) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Lighting 349 Reflection 303 Parallax 354 285% 336 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 275 Splatting 196 216% 276 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3496 2118 917 918 908 915 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	449% Outstanding	Read 3,093 Write 3499 Mixed 3,125 SusWrite 1,545 634% 2,815 MB/s	4K Read 92.3 4K Write 285 4K Mixed 138 467% 172 MB/s	DQ Read 2,314 DQ Write 1,547 DQ Mixed 1,988 1,468% 1,950 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 449% Great: 442%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 270GB free Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3242 3252 1990 635 640 638 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	447% Outstanding	Read 2,931 Write 2,067 Mixed 2,956 SusWrite 1,733 544% 2,422 MB/s	4K Read 80.5 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 123 416% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 2,359 DQ Write 1,920 DQ Mixed 2,120 1,592% 2,133 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 447% Great: 442%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF548C38-16 2x16GB 3,734 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	MC Read 68.9 MC Write 69.1 MC Mixed 64.9 193% 67.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 54.7 SC Mixed 31.1 104% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 167%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $330Bench 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 $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	162x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	139x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 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 $85Bench 341%, 58,572 samples	75x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,158

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16