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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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	502% 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.

Run History

2 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '24 at 01:09
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$289 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 219 2-Core 438 130% 250 Pts	4-Core 867 8-Core 1,637 149% 1252 Pts	64-Core 3,112 193% 3,112 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. 31.0.101.5379 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 112 Reflection 167 Parallax 246 92% 175 fps	Gravity 200 Splatting 249 202% 224 fps
Poor: 88% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: 615400WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4002 3982 4062 1106 630 630 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	502% Outstanding	Read 3,563 Write 3,944 Mixed 2,825 SusWrite 2,402 716% 3,184 MB/s	4K Read 68.7 4K Write 300 4K Mixed 105 397% 158 MB/s	DQ Read 2,328 DQ Write 1,778 DQ Mixed 1,986 1,503% 2,031 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 502% 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: 2590 2576 1890 1002 1004 997 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 1,678 Write 1,821 Mixed 1,835 SusWrite 1,676 396% 1,753 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 324 4K Mixed 92.4 361% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 2,253 DQ Write 1,798 DQ Mixed 2,017 1,512% 2,023 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 376%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 1TB 563 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 871GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1305 964 940 947 954 930 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,058 Write 1,003 Mixed 735 SusWrite 1,007 214% 951 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 265 4K Mixed 29.5 201% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 58.7 DQ Write 1,195 DQ Mixed 1,686 990% 980 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 317%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$79 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 143 154 154 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 78.5 Write 124 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 148 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.9% 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 @ 7200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	243% Outstanding	MC Read 99.7 MC Write 98.2 MC Mixed 93.5 278% 97.1 GB/s	SC Read 30.5 SC Write 52.7 SC Mixed 41.7 119% 41.6 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 243% 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	69	56	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 $459Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	92x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $570Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	82x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $401Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	133x
Arc A770IntelBench 110%, 4,203 samples	36x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,195Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	28x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	26x
Black SN850X M.2 1TBWD $89Bench 443%, 37,972 samples	17x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	58x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	26x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	23x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369