Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 244% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 320% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 133%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	189% 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	390% 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 (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231005
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '24 at 04:53
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 228 2-Core 454 134% 259 Pts	4-Core 919 8-Core 1,835 162% 1,377 Pts	64-Core 4,236 262% 4,236 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$615 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4087) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4775 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 267 Reflection 268 Parallax 313 217% 282 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 243 Splatting 181 197% 250 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2638 1968 1821 1838 1838 1838 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	390% Outstanding	Read 2,610 Write 3,078 Mixed 2,787 SusWrite 1,990 591% 2,616 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 91.8 298% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,705 DQ Write 1,496 DQ Mixed 1,592 1,196% 1,598 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 390% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 983GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2785 2868 2806 1629 1641 1642 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2,403 Write 2,860 Mixed 2672 SusWrite 2,229 574% 2,541 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 75.6 246% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,860 DQ Write 1,667 DQ Mixed 1,766 1,324% 1,764 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2843 2827 2837 2861 2869 2866 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	428% Outstanding	Read 2,508 Write 2881 Mixed 2,654 SusWrite 2,850 616% 2,723 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 75.3 245% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,844 DQ Write 1,625 DQ Mixed 1,739 1,303% 1,736 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 428% Great: 526%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 53,244 User benchmarks, average bench 458% 2TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3912 3915 3903 3902 3916 3700 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	503% Outstanding	Read 2,617 Write 3,811 Mixed 2,999 SusWrite 3,875 755% 3,325 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 76.4 271% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,861 DQ Write 1,687 DQ Mixed 1,785 1,336% 1,778 MB/s
Poor: 310% ↑ This bench: 503% Great: 583%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX 7200 C34 2x16GB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	247% Outstanding	MC Read 100 MC Write 100 MC Mixed 95.3 282% 98.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.9 SC Write 53.4 SC Mixed 42.1 118% 41.5 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 253%

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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	120	26.7"	2560 1387	GSM5C34 LG ULTRAGEAR+

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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 $425Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 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 458%, 53,244 samples	28x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 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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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 $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16