Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

Performance Results


Gaming 534% UFO	Desktop 132% UFO	Workstation 620% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 138%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	408% 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	573% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE (all builds)
Memory	37.5 GB free of 48 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231120
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '23 at 20:25
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900K-$490 8,839 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 237 2-Core 477 140% 270 Pts	4-Core 960 8-Core 1,911 169% 1,435 Pts	64-Core 2,992 185% 2,992 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,760 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 88E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	408% Outstanding	Lighting 666 Reflection 582 Parallax 768 543% 672 fps	MRender 532 Gravity 570 Splatting 309 369% 470 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 408% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 480GB-$1,499 1,995 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1722 1791 1797 1819 1833 1854 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	573% Outstanding	Read 2,259 Write 1,934 Mixed 2,096 SusWrite 1,803 455% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 284 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 259 893% 264 MB/s	DQ Read 2,274 DQ Write 2,072 DQ Mixed 1,911 1,505% 2,086 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 573% Great: 541%
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM30013 2TB 2,028 User benchmarks, average bench 459% 1.5TB free Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4945 5431 5340 4679 1725 2341 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	630% Outstanding	Read 3022 Write 5160 Mixed 3,361 SusWrite 4077 887% 3,905 MB/s	4K Read 76.9 4K Write 308 4K Mixed 118 431% 168 MB/s	DQ Read 3,194 DQ Write 2,603 DQ Mixed 2,604 2,030% 2,800 MB/s
Poor: 277% ↑ This bench: 630% Great: 604%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$175 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 925GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 488 491 492 493 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 484 Mixed 411 SusWrite 488 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 54.8 201% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 344 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc UD5-8200 2x24GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 2 of 2 slots used 48GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 8000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	MC Read 115 MC Write 115 MC Mixed 107 321% 112 GB/s	SC Read 34.1 SC Write 52.1 SC Mixed 46 126% 44.1 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 289%

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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	69	56	144	31.5"	1280 720	GBT3202 AORUS FI32U

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Gaming 460%

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 611%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $490Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	102x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $505Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	29x
Core i9-14900KSIntel $550Bench 133%, 189 samples	17x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,760Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	101x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	12x
RTX 3090-TiNvidiaBench 232%, 16,406 samples	10x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	30x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	13x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	10x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	38x
Skill Intl F5-8400J4052G242x24GBGBench 252%, 18 samples	15x
Group Inc UD5-8200 2x24GBTeamBench 234%, 38 samples	14x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $2,419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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