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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	508% 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	24.8 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 17:47
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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-$349 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 217 2-Core 431 128% 246 Pts	4-Core 868 8-Core 1,658 150% 1,263 Pts	64-Core 3,048 189% 3,048 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 127% 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 161 Parallax 233 91% 169 fps	Gravity 191 Splatting 237 192% 214 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: 3911 4188 4123 920 692 684 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	508% Outstanding	Read 3,561 Write 3,984 Mixed 2,804 SusWrite 2,420 718% 3,192 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 105 404% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2,381 DQ Write 1866 DQ Mixed 2,081 1,569% 2,109 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 508% 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: 2675 2711 1762 1009 1006 1011 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 1,651 Write 2,318 Mixed 1,841 SusWrite 1,696 425% 1,876 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 301 4K Mixed 92.5 361% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 2,306 DQ Write 1,865 DQ Mixed 2,088 1,562% 2086 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 372% 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: 1266 947 965 934 790 671 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 872 Write 965 Mixed 761 SusWrite 929 199% 882 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 29.8 194% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 59.6 DQ Write 1,411 DQ Mixed 1,680 1,020% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 149 144 151 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	67% Good	Read 85.7 Write 114 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 148 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 97% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67% 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 @ 7511 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	MC Read 103 MC Write 97.5 MC Mixed 96.1 283% 98.9 GB/s	SC Read 32.2 SC Write 52.6 SC Mixed 44.3 123% 43 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 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	69	56	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) $39	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