Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	745% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '24 at 23:39
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KS-$349 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 223 2-Core 436 131% 251 Pts	4-Core 865 8-Core 1,684 151% 1,274 Pts	64-Core 3,035 188% 3,035 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Arc A770 4,203 User benchmarks, average bench 110% Intel(8086 1020) ≥ 4GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.5186 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 110 Reflection 166 Parallax 221 90% 166 fps	Gravity 197 Splatting 0.9 74% 99.1 fps
Poor: 88% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 598% 872GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6055 6362 6374 5873 1635 1376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	745% Outstanding	Read 6653 Write 5,761 Mixed 3,312 SusWrite 4,613 1,138% 5,085 MB/s	4K Read 77.7 4K Write 269 4K Mixed 108 399% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 1,618 DQ Write 1,744 DQ Mixed 1919 1,378% 1,761 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 745% Great: 766%
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 RGB 2TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 364% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2768 2750 1686 1005 1007 1004 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	378% Outstanding	Read 1675 Write 2,284 Mixed 1823 SusWrite 1,703 424% 1,871 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 355 4K Mixed 93.4 389% 168 MB/s	DQ Read 2,205 DQ Write 1,809 DQ Mixed 2,008 1,503% 2,007 MB/s
Poor: 308% ↑ This bench: 378% Great: 391%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 147 153 153 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 84 Write 129 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 147 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GB 3,562 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7466 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	MC Read 106 MC Write 106 MC Mixed 98.3 295% 103 GB/s	SC Read 31.7 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 43 118% 41.4 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 251%

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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	70	58	60	23.5"	1280 720	PLN2485 PCT2485

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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 $460Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	90x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	81x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $430Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	130x
Arc A770IntelBench 110%, 4,203 samples	36x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $184Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	27x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	26x
Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $85Bench 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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Total price: $2,444

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16