Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

Performance Results


Gaming 546% UFO	Desktop 133% UFO	Workstation 715% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 140%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	410% 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	333% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE (all builds)
Memory	38.2 GB free of 48 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '24 at 06:49
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900KS-$656 189 User benchmarks, average bench 133% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 242 2-Core 491 142% 276 Pts	4-Core 987 8-Core 1,939 173% 1,463 Pts	64-Core 4,403 272% 4,403 Pts
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 140%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,790 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5102) CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	410% Outstanding	Lighting 666 Reflection 603 Parallax 740 543% 670 fps	MRender 549 Gravity 591 Splatting 310 378% 484 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 410% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$87 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2375 959 944 965 973 974 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2993 Write 2,969 Mixed 2,845 SusWrite 1,198 562% 2,501 MB/s	4K Read 80.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 91.6 302% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 1,030 DQ Mixed 778 658% 956 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 442%
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM30013 2TB 2,028 User benchmarks, average bench 459% 311GB free Firmware: SU6SM003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2663 1387 2144 911 719 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,778 Write 4,100 Mixed 3,020 SusWrite 1,308 633% 2,801 MB/s	4K Read 77.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 100 324% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 2,211 DQ Write 1,158 DQ Mixed 1,436 1,134% 1,602 MB/s
Poor: 277% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 604%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 7.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 213 208 206 200 188 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 93%

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 (95^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	MC Read 113 MC Write 112 MC Mixed 105 315% 110 GB/s	SC Read 33 SC Write 56.7 SC Mixed 46.5 130% 45.4 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 275% 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 30: 0P 2R 5G 5B (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	69	56	144	27"	1280 720	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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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 $535Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	100x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $512Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	29x
Core i9-14900KSIntel $656Bench 133%, 189 samples	17x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,790Bench 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 $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	10x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	38x
Skill Intl F5-8400J4052G242x24GBGBench 267%, 16 samples	15x
Group Inc UD5-8200 2x24GBTeamBench 234%, 38 samples	14x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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