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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	425% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230105
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '24 at 02:22
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 213 2-Core 426 128% 244 Pts	4-Core 856 8-Core 1,662 149% 1259 Pts	64-Core 3,043 188% 3,043 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 127% 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. 31.0.101.5333 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 108 Reflection 169 Parallax 226 88% 168 fps	Gravity 1.5 Splatting 0 1% 0.75 fps
Poor: 88% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: 615400WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3449 820 970 947 919 722 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	425% Outstanding	Read 3,478 Write 4,062 Mixed 2,764 SusWrite 1,304 652% 2,902 MB/s	4K Read 78.9 4K Write 266 4K Mixed 108 399% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 2,167 DQ Write 1,594 DQ Mixed 1,745 1,341% 1,835 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 425% Great: 494%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 2TB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 272% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2519 2511 1956 985 985 988 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 1,536 Write 1,875 Mixed 1,722 SusWrite 1,657 384% 1,697 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 279 4K Mixed 92.7 337% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,910 DQ Write 1,455 DQ Mixed 1853 1,339% 1,739 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 376%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 143 153 154 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 80.2 Write 131 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 148 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 90%
USB DISK 2.0 13GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 5GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.9 7.8 7.2 8.4 7.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.98% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 26.2 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 7.7 18% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 54% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.98% Great: 8%

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 @ 7474 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	MC Read 104 MC Write 104 MC Mixed 97.6 291% 102 GB/s	SC Read 30.8 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 42.4 119% 41.7 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 254% 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	22	1	60	23.5"	1280 720	PLN2485 PCT2485

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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 $466Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	90x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	81x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $425Bench 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 $170Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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