Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 257% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 316% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	226% 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	284% 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.

CPU throttled at 91% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '22 at 12:20
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$327 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 80.3 1-Core 203 2-Core 406 119% 230 Pts	4-Core 820 8-Core 1,650 146% 1,235 Pts	64-Core 3,072 190% 3,072 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3897) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Lighting 341 Reflection 305 Parallax 350 278% 332 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 275 Splatting 198 216% 274 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2662 2605 2618 1092 760 752 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 2,873 Mixed 2,631 SusWrite 1,748 546% 2,418 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 69.4 223% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 225 173% 236 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 442%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 300GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2894 2892 2897 2460 293 523 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,534 Write 1,834 Mixed 2,715 SusWrite 1,993 511% 2,269 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 67.9 220% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 224 172% 235 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 303% 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 @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	MC Read 71 MC Write 67.8 MC Mixed 64.4 194% 67.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 24.4 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 170% 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 $327Bench 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: $1,125

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 $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