Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 172% 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% 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	686% 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

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230615
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '23 at 13:55
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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 i9-12900KS-$349 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 215 2-Core 435 129% 247 Pts	4-Core 865 8-Core 1,723 153% 1,294 Pts	64-Core 3,010 186% 3,010 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. 31.0.101.4952 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 94.6 Reflection 170 Parallax 219 77% 161 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 200 Splatting 250 195% 237 fps
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 598% 876GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5945 6465 6196 6406 2810 1269 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	686% Outstanding	Read 4,591 Write 6,286 Mixed 3,182 SusWrite 4,848 1,068% 4,727 MB/s	4K Read 78.1 4K Write 249 4K Mixed 106 386% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 2,145 DQ Write 1,797 DQ Mixed 2,004 1,492% 1,982 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 686% Great: 766%
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 RGB 2TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 365% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2564 2588 1886 962 964 971 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 1,634 Write 1,617 Mixed 1,760 SusWrite 1,656 376% 1,667 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 345 4K Mixed 91.8 374% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2,179 DQ Write 1857 DQ Mixed 1961 1,485% 1,999 MB/s
Poor: 308% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 391%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 166 173 175 166 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%

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)	255% Outstanding	MC Read 105 MC Write 105 MC Mixed 97.6 293% 102 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 41.6 116% 40.4 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 255% 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	72	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 $461Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	91x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	82x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $451Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,760Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	132x
Arc A770IntelBench 110%, 4,203 samples	36x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	28x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	26x
Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $89Bench 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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $2,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16