Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

Performance Results


Gaming 541% UFO	Desktop 133% UFO	Workstation 718% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 137%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	418% 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	669% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '24 at 14:52
Run Duration	344 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$475 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 248 2-Core 487 143% 277 Pts	4-Core 951 8-Core 1866 167% 1,409 Pts	64-Core 4,458 276% 4,458 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,782 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 16F4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3300 MHz, MLim: 6000 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	418% Outstanding	Lighting 687 Reflection 583 Parallax 747 560% 672 fps	MRender 521 Gravity 598 Splatting 307 372% 475 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 418% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT4000T700SSD3 4TB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 743% 2.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: PACR5102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5361 6418 4357 2314 2335 1821 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	669% Outstanding	Read 6,267 Write 6,772 Mixed 3,176 SusWrite 3,768 1,120% 4,996 MB/s	4K Read 75.4 4K Write 257 4K Mixed 115 398% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,743 DQ Write 1,193 DQ Mixed 1500 1,111% 1,478 MB/s
Poor: 381% ↑ This bench: 669% Great: 999%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4785 4788 4805 4808 4286 1768 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	571% Outstanding	Read 3,141 Write 4,604 Mixed 3,044 SusWrite 4,207 850% 3,749 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 105 367% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,945 DQ Write 1,452 DQ Mixed 1,661 1,252% 1,686 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 571% Great: 592%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$121 27,484 User benchmarks, average bench 411% 225GB free Firmware: 1B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4427 4429 3149 1242 1452 1468 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	452% Outstanding	Read 2676 Write 4,087 Mixed 2,946 SusWrite 2,694 703% 3,101 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 95.6 338% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,956 DQ Write 1,474 DQ Mixed 1,662 1,257% 1,697 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 452% Great: 521%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 235 244 238 241 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 244 Write 250 Mixed 111 SusWrite 240 154% 211 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.8 368% 3 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-7800J3646H162x16GB 561 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 8600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	258% Outstanding	MC Read 117 MC Write 96 MC Mixed 97.8 296% 104 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 56.2 SC Mixed 35.3 114% 39.9 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 276%

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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	59	0	54.6"	1280 720	SAM7225 SAMSUNG

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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 $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	100x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $505Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	29x
Core i9-14900KSIntel $663Bench 133%, 189 samples	17x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,782Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	100x
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 $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	29x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	13x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 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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Total price: $2,451

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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