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 (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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	490% 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

17 days ago, 17 days ago, 17 days ago, 17 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240417
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 14:37
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i9-12900KS-$349 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 220 2-Core 438 128% 248 Pts	4-Core 870 8-Core 1,734 154% 1,302 Pts	64-Core 3,115 193% 3,115 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 124% 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. 31.0.101.5445 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 111 Reflection 165 Parallax 239 90% 172 fps	Gravity 194 Splatting 243 197% 218 fps
Poor: 88% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 615400WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3935 4146 2856 1014 974 888 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	490% Outstanding	Read 3,617 Write 4,088 Mixed 2819 SusWrite 2,302 721% 3,206 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 298 4K Mixed 105 394% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2,054 DQ Write 1,751 DQ Mixed 1,905 1,426% 1,903 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 490% 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: 2174 1796 2538 1066 1006 1008 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 1,530 Write 1,606 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 1598 369% 1,630 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 297 4K Mixed 92.5 345% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 2,205 DQ Write 1,790 DQ Mixed 2,099 1,544% 2,031 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 353% 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: 1316 954 943 961 811 721 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,086 Write 1,002 Mixed 744 SusWrite 951 213% 946 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 30.3 193% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 58.6 DQ Write 1,129 DQ Mixed 1,682 979% 957 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 147 147 152 148 143 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 146 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72% 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 @ 7504 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	MC Read 104 MC Write 101 MC Mixed 94.4 284% 99.5 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 54.5 SC Mixed 42.2 120% 42 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 248% 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	53	21	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 $500Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	91x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	81x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $449Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	131x
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	27x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	26x
Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $85Bench 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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,470

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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