Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 182% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	484% 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.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '24 at 20:46
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$388 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 91.8 1-Core 220 2-Core 440 130% 251 Pts	4-Core 880 8-Core 1,725 154% 1,302 Pts	64-Core 3143 194% 3143 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Arc A770 5,768 User benchmarks, average bench 110% Intel(8086 1020) ≥ 4GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.5382 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 109 Reflection 165 Parallax 244 89% 173 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 198 Splatting 246 192% 234 fps
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 122%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 615400WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3910 4042 1608 664 826 856 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	484% Outstanding	Read 3,602 Write 3,807 Mixed 2,751 SusWrite 1,984 682% 3,036 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 311 4K Mixed 105 396% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 2,482 DQ Write 1,940 DQ Mixed 2,153 1,627% 2,192 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 484% 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: 2647 2555 1842 1000 1000 996 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 1,598 Write 1,955 Mixed 1800 SusWrite 1,673 398% 1,757 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 300 4K Mixed 92.1 345% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 2,372 DQ Write 1,866 DQ Mixed 2,096 1,574% 2,111 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 376%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 145 154 152 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 79.3 Write 129 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 148 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 7200 C34 2x16GB-$130 3,920 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7504 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	MC Read 105 MC Write 105 MC Mixed 98.8 294% 103 GB/s	SC Read 31.7 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 43.2 119% 41.7 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 255%

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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	57	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 $442Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	92x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $499Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	83x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $437Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,717Bench 370%, 37,290 samples	144x
Arc A770IntelBench 110%, 5,768 samples	51x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	28x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $195Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	26x
Black SN850X M.2 1TBWD $80Bench 443%, 37,972 samples	17x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 7200 C34 2x16GBG.SKILL $130Bench 201%, 3,920 samples	62x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 211%, 613 samples	29x
Skill Intl F5-7800J3646H162x16GBGBench 213%, 760 samples	25x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $167	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
Intel Core i5-12400F $98	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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