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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 125%, 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	25.3 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 15:03
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$323 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 (85^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 227 2-Core 440 130% 251 Pts	4-Core 876 8-Core 1,733 154% 1,304 Pts	64-Core 3,041 188% 3,041 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 125% 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 113 Reflection 164 Parallax 239 92% 172 fps	Gravity 195 Splatting 242 197% 219 fps
Poor: 88% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: 615400WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3976 4129 3694 744 740 1055 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	496% Outstanding	Read 3,575 Write 3,965 Mixed 2,838 SusWrite 2,390 718% 3,192 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 303 4K Mixed 106 398% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 2,087 DQ Write 1,760 DQ Mixed 1950 1,454% 1,932 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: 2596 2605 1853 1006 1004 1004 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 1,581 Write 2,294 Mixed 1,766 SusWrite 1,678 415% 1,830 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 295 4K Mixed 92.3 345% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 2,150 DQ Write 1,765 DQ Mixed 1,937 1,456% 1,951 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 358% 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: 1245 958 947 950 815 703 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1047 Write 980 Mixed 724 SusWrite 936 207% 922 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 29.8 192% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 59.2 DQ Write 1,006 DQ Mixed 1,671 955% 912 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$79 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 146 149 153 149 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 81.8 Write 108 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 147 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.5% 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)	250% Outstanding	MC Read 104 MC Write 104 MC Mixed 93.9 288% 101 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 40.8 113% 39.5 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 250% 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 $425Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 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 458%, 53,244 samples	28x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 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: $2,281

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16