Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 247% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 325% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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	191% 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	406% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231005
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '24 at 03:27
Run Duration	349 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 228 2-Core 458 135% 260 Pts	4-Core 918 8-Core 1,825 162% 1,372 Pts	64-Core 4,293 266% 4,293 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$580 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4087) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4825 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 275 Parallax 290 222% 279 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 244 Splatting 184 197% 250 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2564 2162 1779 1785 1785 1808 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	406% Outstanding	Read 2,676 Write 3,224 Mixed 2,920 SusWrite 1,980 610% 2,700 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 102 345% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,707 DQ Write 1,490 DQ Mixed 1,582 1,190% 1,593 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 406% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 996GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2910 2975 2894 1658 1660 1668 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	419% Outstanding	Read 2,607 Write 3,093 Mixed 2,765 SusWrite 2,294 608% 2,690 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 91.1 311% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,873 DQ Write 1,669 DQ Mixed 1,766 1,326% 1,769 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 419% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3037 2972 2987 3001 3009 3010 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	459% Outstanding	Read 2,546 Write 3,058 Mixed 2,696 SusWrite 3,002 640% 2,826 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 93.9 314% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,819 DQ Write 1,629 DQ Mixed 1744 1,302% 1,731 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 459% Great: 526%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 2TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4096 4006 3948 4002 4032 3467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	554% Outstanding	Read 3,015 Write 4,002 Mixed 3,192 SusWrite 3,925 801% 3,534 MB/s	4K Read 77.3 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 106 371% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,877 DQ Write 1,677 DQ Mixed 1,791 1,339% 1,781 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 554% Great: 592%

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 (91^st percentile)	243% Outstanding	MC Read 98.8 MC Write 97.2 MC Mixed 94.2 276% 96.7 GB/s	SC Read 32.5 SC Write 52.5 SC Mixed 43.8 123% 42.9 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 243% 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	66	53	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 $451Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $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