Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 473% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 628% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 133%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	374% 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	543% 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

21 days ago, 21 days ago, 21 days ago, 21 days ago, 20 days ago, 20 days ago, 20 days ago, 20 days ago, 19 days ago, 9 days ago, 3 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 1 day ago, 12 hrs ago, 3 hrs ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '23 at 20:16
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900KF-$540 8,285 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 222 2-Core 462 134% 260 Pts	4-Core 914 8-Core 1,838 162% 1,376 Pts	64-Core 4,319 267% 4,319 Pts
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,650 13,733 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5104) CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 22.5GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	374% Outstanding	Lighting 585 Reflection 557 Parallax 709 477% 617 fps	MRender 536 Gravity 591 Splatting 305 373% 477 fps
Poor: 305% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 398%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 13,934 User benchmarks, average bench 417% 791GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4573 4326 3409 1631 1687 1717 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	543% Outstanding	Read 2,619 Write 4,927 Mixed 3,670 SusWrite 2,890 802% 3,527 MB/s	4K Read 102 4K Write 356 4K Mixed 158 547% 206 MB/s	DQ Read 2,232 DQ Write 1,930 DQ Mixed 2,105 1,571% 2,089 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 543% Great: 519%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 179GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2218 2215 2220 2216 2215 2216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	429% Outstanding	Read 2,689 Write 2,227 Mixed 1,448 SusWrite 2,217 481% 2,145 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 249 4K Mixed 96.1 352% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1475 DQ Write 2,035 DQ Mixed 1,623 1,263% 1,711 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 429% Great: 393%
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 34GB free Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 1,846 Write 1,213 Mixed 887 290% 1,315 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 69 275% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,227 DQ Write 384 DQ Mixed 575 484% 729 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 247%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 6600 C32 2x16GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	MC Read 92.6 MC Write 82.8 MC Mixed 81.4 245% 85.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 53.1 SC Mixed 37.2 113% 39.5 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 235%

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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	58	30	84.6"	1296 759	SAM7016 SAMSUNG

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Builds (Compare 475 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

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 $360Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	305x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $370Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	35x
Core i7-12700KIntel $270Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	33x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $1,193Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	160x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,450Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	125x
RTX 3080Nvidia $555Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	45x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $130Bench 431%, 89,760 samples	78x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $64Bench 341%, 58,572 samples	75x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $60Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	56x

RAM
KF548C38-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 152%, 3,734 samples	82x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 187%, 7,570 samples	43x
Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GBGBench 184%, 1,670 samples	41x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,683

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16