Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

Performance Results


Gaming 322% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 419% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 132%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	255% 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	568% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE (all builds)
Memory	36.1 GB free of 48 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231019
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '24 at 08:24
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$461 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 230 2-Core 460 135% 261 Pts	4-Core 913 8-Core 1728 157% 1,320 Pts	64-Core 4,190 259% 4,190 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$970 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% Asus(1043 88BF) ≥ 4GB; ROG STRIX 4080 CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	255% Outstanding	Lighting 370 Reflection 370 Parallax 382 302% 374 fps	MRender 473 Gravity 334 Splatting 246 275% 351 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SOLIDIGM SSDPFKKW010X7 1TB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 473% 807GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3118 3511 3776 2747 1414 1430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	568% Outstanding	Read 4,505 Write 4,178 Mixed 2,914 SusWrite 2,666 799% 3,566 MB/s	4K Read 75.8 4K Write 357 4K Mixed 124 462% 185 MB/s	DQ Read 2,093 DQ Write 1669 DQ Mixed 1,845 1,391% 1,869 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 568% Great: 590%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO PLUS 500GB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 280% 184GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2231 778 769 770 769 768 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,617 Write 2,215 Mixed 1,816 SusWrite 1014 428% 1,916 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 103 369% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 1,910 DQ Write 1,810 DQ Mixed 1,949 1,439% 1,890 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 365%
Nvme TEAM TM8FP6001T 1TB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 907GB free Firmware: V9002s77 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1032 1017 961 566 344 190 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1757 Write 989 Mixed 915 SusWrite 685 241% 1,086 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 51 209% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 685 DQ Mixed 438 341% 453 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 274%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GB 389 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 2 of 2 slots used 48GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 8000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	MC Read 108 MC Write 103 MC Mixed 101 296% 104 GB/s	SC Read 31.6 SC Write 52.7 SC Mixed 44.1 122% 42.8 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 275%

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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	240	31.5"	2560 1377	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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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 $550Bench 133%, 189 samples	17x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,750Bench 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 $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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $2,419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $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