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 above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 134%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	547% 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.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231005
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '23 at 11:23
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$590 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 243 2-Core 493 141% 275 Pts	4-Core 950 8-Core 1,798 164% 1,374 Pts	64-Core 4,326 268% 4,326 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 138%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$930 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% Asus(1043 88C8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 546.01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 438 Reflection 406 Parallax 424 356% 423 fps	Gravity 355 Splatting 250 260% 302 fps
Poor: 263% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme T-FORCE TM8FF1002T 2TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 768% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EQFM22.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1375 3769 5149 6029 5400 2709 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	547% Outstanding	Read 3,117 Write 3,699 Mixed 1,812 SusWrite 4072 717% 3,175 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 76.9 275% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 2,225 DQ Write 1,807 DQ Mixed 1,988 1,496% 2,006 MB/s
Poor: 547% ↑ This bench: 547% Great: 825%
Nvme ADATA LEGEND 800 1TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 930GB free Firmware: V1122B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,094 Write 729 Mixed 763 191% 862 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 22.7 148% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 1,311 DQ Mixed 316 432% 768 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 314%
TOSHIBA USB DRV 32GB 1,074 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 11GB free, PID 1400 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 65.5 Write 10 Mixed 36 39% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.6 34% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 23%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 26GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 25GB free, PID b128 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 29.4 Write 16.4 Mixed 5.7 18% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 36% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2X6200C36 2x16GB 4,737 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	MC Read 84.8 MC Write 81.6 MC Mixed 78.6 233% 81.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 36.3 108% 37.7 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 212%

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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	144	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32B2 ASUS XG32VQR

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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 $419Bench 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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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