Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 524% UFO	Desktop 136% UFO	Workstation 518% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 143%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	388% 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.
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.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230316
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '23 at 02:00
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900KS-$510 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 253 2-Core 504 146% 284 Pts	4-Core 1,010 8-Core 1,724 166% 1,367 Pts	64-Core 1870 116% 1870 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 138%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	388% Outstanding	Lighting 617 Reflection 591 Parallax 786 502% 664 fps	MRender 531 Gravity 589 Splatting 309 373% 476 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 388% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 4000GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 514% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: 624331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,654 Write 4,756 Mixed 3,290 943% 4,233 MB/s	4K Read 82.7 4K Write 387 4K Mixed 116 478% 195 MB/s	DQ Read 3,050 DQ Write 2,387 DQ Mixed 2,712 2,031% 2,716 MB/s
Poor: 260% Great: 686%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 600GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5961 2328 2323 2207 2186 2177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	673% Outstanding	Read 6,319 Write 5,942 Mixed 3,642 SusWrite 2,864 1,049% 4,692 MB/s	4K Read 71.6 4K Write 283 4K Mixed 103 390% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 3,071 DQ Write 2,622 DQ Mixed 2,770 2,096% 2,821 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 673% Great: 541%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 404% 269GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2103 1962 1961 1959 1961 1969 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	474% Outstanding	Read 2,734 Write 3294 Mixed 2,832 SusWrite 1986 612% 2,711 MB/s	4K Read 77 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 118 403% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 2,942 DQ Write 2,411 DQ Mixed 2,675 2,003% 2,676 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 474% Great: 528%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3040F162x16GB 2,304 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	MC Read 117 MC Write 107 MC Mixed 101 308% 108 GB/s	SC Read 37.2 SC Write 56.2 SC Mixed 50.9 137% 48.1 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 201%

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Gaming 453%

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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 596%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel $511Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	90x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	81x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $479Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	130x
Arc A770IntelBench 110%, 4,203 samples	35x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $190Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	27x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	26x
Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $95Bench 437%, 23,469 samples	17x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	57x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	26x
Skill Intl F5-7800J3646H162x16GBGBench 216%, 561 samples	23x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,501

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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