Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

Performance Results


Gaming 489% UFO	Desktop 131% UFO	Workstation 618% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 137%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	375% 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	529% 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.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE (all builds)
Memory	42.4 GB free of 48 GB
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '24 at 08:14
Run Duration	343 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	94%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900KF-$474 4,811 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 238 2-Core 478 140% 271 Pts	4-Core 958 8-Core 1,855 167% 1,406 Pts	64-Core 3,952 245% 3,952 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 136%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,500 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889A) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	375% Outstanding	Lighting 592 Reflection 578 Parallax 702 482% 624 fps	MRender 529 Gravity 564 Splatting 306 366% 466 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 776GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3470 3482 3484 2946 1436 1405 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	529% Outstanding	Read 3,187 Write 3,522 Mixed 3161 SusWrite 2,704 709% 3,143 MB/s	4K Read 86.9 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 130 437% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 2,589 DQ Write 1,969 DQ Mixed 2,232 1,682% 2,263 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 529% Great: 508%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 333GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2044 1968 1951 1957 1954 1956 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	468% Outstanding	Read 2,879 Write 3,292 Mixed 2,888 SusWrite 1,972 622% 2,758 MB/s	4K Read 78.4 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 115 392% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 2,783 DQ Write 2,216 DQ Mixed 2,448 1,846% 2,482 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 468% Great: 508%
Crucial T700 M.2 2TB-$290 1,870 User benchmarks, average bench 701% 2TB free Firmware: PACR5102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8102 8063 6512 3730 3748 3738 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	926% Outstanding	Read 7,688 Write 8,285 Mixed 3,881 SusWrite 5,649 1,431% 6,376 MB/s	4K Read 94.1 4K Write 380 4K Mixed 137 519% 204 MB/s	DQ Read 2,770 DQ Write 2,395 DQ Mixed 2,454 1,874% 2,540 MB/s
Poor: 475% ↑ This bench: 926% Great: 926%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$130 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 166 171 177 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 121 Write 138 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 167 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc UD5-8200 2x24GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 2 of 2 slots used 48GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 8000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	MC Read 112 MC Write 111 MC Mixed 105 312% 109 GB/s	SC Read 33.8 SC Write 54.1 SC Mixed 45.4 127% 44.4 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 288%

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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	65	49	120	48.8"	1280 720	SAM7053 LC49G95T

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 609%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $500Bench 131%, 12,283 samples	104x
Core i9-14900KSIntel $560Bench 133%, 343 samples	34x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $474Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	30x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,500Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	105x
Arc A770IntelBench 110%, 4,203 samples	14x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	13x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	31x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	14x
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 264%, 11,317 samples	12x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	38x
Group Inc UD5-8200 2x24GBTeamBench 240%, 56 samples	29x
Skill Intl F5-8400J4052G242x24GBGBench 248%, 19 samples	15x

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