Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	736% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '23 at 13:27
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KS-$349 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 215 2-Core 436 129% 248 Pts	4-Core 866 8-Core 1569 146% 1,218 Pts	64-Core 2911 180% 2911 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Arc A770 4,203 User benchmarks, average bench 110% Intel(8086 1020) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.4824 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 112 Reflection 174 Parallax 223 91% 170 fps	Gravity 197 Splatting 246 200% 221 fps
Poor: 88% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 598% 858GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5550 5730 5851 5581 4346 1284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	736% Outstanding	Read 6,129 Write 5,880 Mixed 3,155 SusWrite 4,724 1,115% 4,972 MB/s	4K Read 73.1 4K Write 246 4K Mixed 98.8 368% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 2,158 DQ Write 1,877 DQ Mixed 2,000 1,504% 2,012 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 736% Great: 766%
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 RGB 2TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 364% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2681 2712 1773 990 993 986 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 1,750 Write 2,202 Mixed 1,804 SusWrite 1,689 421% 1,861 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 340 4K Mixed 96.8 376% 161 MB/s	DQ Read 2,176 DQ Write 1,986 DQ Mixed 2,003 1,524% 2,055 MB/s
Poor: 308% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 391%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 160 Write 140 Mixed 78 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.6 1,537% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 24.1 Write 4 Mixed 5.7 10% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GB 3,562 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7466 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	MC Read 105 MC Write 105 MC Mixed 97.8 292% 102 GB/s	SC Read 32.4 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 44.1 122% 42.6 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 251%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	23.5"	1280 720	PLN2485 PCT2485

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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 $460Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	90x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	81x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $430Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	130x
Arc A770IntelBench 110%, 4,203 samples	36x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $184Bench 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 $85Bench 437%, 23,469 samples	17x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	58x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	26x
Skill Intl F5-7800J3646H162x16GBGBench 216%, 561 samples	23x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $2,444

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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