Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	80.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	691% 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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '24 at 18:34
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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-$349 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 222 2-Core 433 131% 250 Pts	4-Core 866 8-Core 1,728 153% 1,297 Pts	64-Core 3,073 190% 3,073 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. 31.0.101.5382 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.7% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 163 Parallax 240 92% 172 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 0.1 Splatting 0.1 58% 85.1 fps
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 598% 881GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4318 6168 6176 6182 2534 1524 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	691% Outstanding	Read 5,792 Write 6,076 Mixed 3,253 SusWrite 4,484 1,101% 4,901 MB/s	4K Read 72 4K Write 266 4K Mixed 102 380% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,637 DQ Write 1,471 DQ Mixed 1,600 1,188% 1,570 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 691% Great: 766%
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 RGB 2TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 365% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2713 2781 1725 1007 1008 1008 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	383% Outstanding	Read 1,704 Write 1,888 Mixed 1,836 SusWrite 1,707 403% 1,784 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 354 4K Mixed 94.5 391% 168 MB/s	DQ Read 2,218 DQ Write 1,942 DQ Mixed 2,070 1,554% 2,077 MB/s
Poor: 308% ↑ This bench: 383% Great: 391%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 147 156 154 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 77.7 Write 132 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 150 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 90%
Specific STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 1,268 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 25GB free, PID 0918 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 7.1 14 15 22 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 133 Write 33.8 SusWrite 13.4 55% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2.5 146% 6.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 28%

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 @ 7500 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	MC Read 106 MC Write 107 MC Mixed 99.5 298% 104 GB/s	SC Read 32.8 SC Write 52.6 SC Mixed 43.8 123% 43.1 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 260% 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	70	58	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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Total price: $2,391

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