Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

Performance Results


Gaming 290% UFO	Desktop 132% UFO	Workstation 374% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 138%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	217% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	512% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE (all builds)
Memory	39.7 GB free of 48 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '23 at 13:07
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900K-$530 8,839 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 240 2-Core 479 141% 272 Pts	4-Core 960 8-Core 1,800 165% 1,380 Pts	64-Core 4,345 269% 4,345 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	217% Outstanding	Lighting 322 Reflection 304 Parallax 371 263% 332 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 264 Splatting 194 215% 274 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 534GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3493 3506 3517 1828 1569 1564 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	512% Outstanding	Read 3,040 Write 3,555 Mixed 3212 SusWrite 2,580 700% 3,097 MB/s	4K Read 90.9 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 136 459% 168 MB/s	DQ Read 2,274 DQ Write 1,780 DQ Mixed 1991 1,500% 2,015 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 512% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 754GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3238 3288 3299 2433 1543 1533 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	503% Outstanding	Read 2,924 Write 3,321 Mixed 3,049 SusWrite 2,556 669% 2,962 MB/s	4K Read 82.5 4K Write 254 4K Mixed 124 418% 153 MB/s	DQ Read 2,496 DQ Write 2,012 DQ Mixed 2,214 1,668% 2,241 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 503% Great: 488%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 53GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 290 Write 34.8 Mixed 57.3 113% 127 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 5.9 1,151% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 20.8 DQ Write 25.4 DQ Mixed 5.1 1,114% 17.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GB 389 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 2 of 2 slots used 48GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 8000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	MC Read 113 MC Write 112 MC Mixed 105 315% 110 GB/s	SC Read 33.1 SC Write 54.9 SC Mixed 45.9 128% 44.6 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 275%

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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	71	59	144	23.8"	1280 720	SAM7178 LS24AG30x

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Gaming 460%

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 611%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $530Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	100x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $512Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	28x
Core i9-14900KSIntel $663Bench 133%, 189 samples	16x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	99x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	12x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	9x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	29x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	13x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	10x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	38x
Group Inc UD5-8200 2x24GBTeamBench 234%, 38 samples	14x
Skill Intl F5-8400J4052G242x24GBGBench 265%, 15 samples	14x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,500

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 $160	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