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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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	496% 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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '24 at 17:04
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 210 2-Core 430 127% 244 Pts	4-Core 867 8-Core 1,667 150% 1,267 Pts	64-Core 2,997 186% 2,997 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. 31.0.101.5379 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 108 Reflection 164 Parallax 266 88% 179 fps	Gravity 196 Splatting 246 199% 221 fps
Poor: 88% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 615400WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3937 4089 2934 804 911 756 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	496% Outstanding	Read 3634 Write 3,899 Mixed 2828 SusWrite 2,238 708% 3,150 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 307 4K Mixed 105 399% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 2,339 DQ Write 1,831 DQ Mixed 2,024 1,531% 2,065 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 496% 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: 2617 2595 1847 1004 1006 1005 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 1,623 Write 2,139 Mixed 1,800 SusWrite 1,679 410% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 294 4K Mixed 92.2 356% 147 MB/s	DQ Read 2,272 DQ Write 1,850 DQ Mixed 2,079 1,552% 2,067 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 376%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 1TB 550 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 871GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1298 951 951 956 963 965 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1,382 Write 1,933 Mixed 1,536 SusWrite 1,014 332% 1,466 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 257 4K Mixed 73.6 293% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,281 DQ Write 2,120 DQ Mixed 1,648 1,264% 1,683 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 147 148 152 154 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 79.3 Write 127 Mixed 78 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: 65.1% Great: 90%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 26GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 20GB free, PID b128 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 8.1 8.5 9 9 9 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 63.8 Write 24.4 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 10.3 26% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.4 63% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 36%

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 @ 7511 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	245% Outstanding	MC Read 102 MC Write 98.3 MC Mixed 94 280% 98.1 GB/s	SC Read 31.8 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 43.1 121% 42.3 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 245% 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	68	55	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 $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