Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 275% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 334% 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 125%, 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	491% 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	30.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '22 at 17:47
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

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-$319 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 222 2-Core 443 129% 250 Pts	4-Core 886 8-Core 1,773 157% 1,330 Pts	64-Core 3,153 195% 3,153 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 125% 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: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Lighting 341 Reflection 304 Parallax 383 278% 342 fps	MRender 358 Gravity 275 Splatting 198 218% 277 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3461 3495 3541 1334 655 653 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	491% Outstanding	Read 3135 Write 3,548 Mixed 3,139 SusWrite 2,190 677% 3,003 MB/s	4K Read 94 4K Write 292 4K Mixed 140 476% 175 MB/s	DQ Read 2104 DQ Write 1,676 DQ Mixed 1888 1,414% 1,889 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 491% Great: 442%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 261GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3348 3349 2237 471 472 550 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	445% Outstanding	Read 2,962 Write 3,349 Mixed 3,032 SusWrite 1738 624% 2,770 MB/s	4K Read 82.2 4K Write 264 4K Mixed 123 422% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2,249 DQ Write 1,800 DQ Mixed 1,991 1,500% 2,014 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 445% 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)	174% Outstanding	MC Read 72.3 MC Write 68.9 MC Mixed 64.9 196% 68.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 27.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 167%

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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 $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	319x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $263Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	38x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	36x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	162x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	139x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	61x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	85x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 341%, 58,572 samples	75x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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: $1,149

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16