Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 266% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 318% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% 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	511% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX (all builds)
Memory	57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220531
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '22 at 17:31
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$297 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 (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 230 2-Core 456 131% 256 Pts	4-Core 892 8-Core 1,690 154% 1,291 Pts	64-Core 3,094 192% 3,094 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Lighting 329 Reflection 431 Parallax 346 268% 369 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 261 Splatting 190 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3419 3446 3462 3468 3470 3469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	511% Outstanding	Read 2,982 Write 3,456 Mixed 3,134 SusWrite 3,456 737% 3,257 MB/s	4K Read 83.6 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 120 394% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,390 DQ Write 1,193 DQ Mixed 1,311 977% 1,298 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 511% Great: 526%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 19GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 376 Write 402 Mixed 344 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 41.3 138% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 227 169% 226 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 954GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 484 485 485 485 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 414 SusWrite 485 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 44.1 149% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 339 254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF556C40-32 2x31.5GB 3,046 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	MC Read 66.3 MC Write 65.7 MC Mixed 62.4 185% 64.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 53.6 SC Mixed 33.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 204%

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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 $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	319x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	38x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	36x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	162x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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: $1,125

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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