Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 191% 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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	540% 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	58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220531
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '22 at 17:51
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

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-$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)	124% Outstanding	Memory 81.2 1-Core 230 2-Core 457 131% 256 Pts	4-Core 893 8-Core 1,769 157% 1,331 Pts	64-Core 3,105 192% 3,105 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 124% 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: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (164 fps cap detected)	127% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 162 Parallax 164 134% 163 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 164 Splatting 163 134% 164 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 127% 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% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3508 3522 3522 3530 3527 3526 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	540% Outstanding	Read 2,980 Write 3,523 Mixed 3,170 SusWrite 3,522 747% 3,299 MB/s	4K Read 86.5 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 128 423% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 1,788 DQ Write 1,550 DQ Mixed 1,680 1,256% 1,673 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 540% Great: 526%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 58GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 242 81 82 82 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 377 Write 404 Mixed 348 SusWrite 163 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 46.5 159% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 227 169% 226 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 954GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 489 487 487 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 423 SusWrite 488 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 52.5 181% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 342 233% 291 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 118% 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 (44^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	MC Read 66.6 MC Write 66 MC Mixed 62.7 186% 65.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 53.1 SC Mixed 34.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 204%

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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 $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