Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 177% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	473% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

1 month ago, 20 days ago, 20 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 18 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '24 at 13:28
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 218 2-Core 434 130% 249 Pts	4-Core 865 8-Core 1590 147% 1,227 Pts	64-Core 3,061 190% 3,061 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. 31.0.101.5445 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 111 Reflection 162 Parallax 234 91% 169 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 191 Splatting 238 187% 227 fps
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: 615400WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4006 4130 1414 871 931 936 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	473% Outstanding	Read 3,313 Write 4,043 Mixed 2,916 SusWrite 2048 694% 3080 MB/s	4K Read 73.9 4K Write 293 4K Mixed 105 402% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2,344 DQ Write 1821 DQ Mixed 2,017 1,527% 2,061 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 473% 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: 2627 2700 1800 1003 1001 995 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 1696 Write 1,890 Mixed 1,879 SusWrite 1,688 404% 1,788 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 313 4K Mixed 93.2 358% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 2,297 DQ Write 1822 DQ Mixed 2,138 1,579% 2,086 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: 1226 954 943 902 769 630 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,085 Write 957 Mixed 770 SusWrite 904 209% 929 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 271 4K Mixed 85.5 278% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,410 DQ Write 1,864 DQ Mixed 1,672 1,253% 1,649 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 140 148 153 148 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 116 Write 96.3 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 147 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.5% 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 @ 7200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	MC Read 98.9 MC Write 96.3 MC Mixed 93.3 275% 96.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.7 SC Write 54.3 SC Mixed 43 121% 42.3 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 241% 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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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 596%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel $488Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	91x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $550Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	81x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $429Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,499Bench 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 $88Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $2,157

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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