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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	679% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 23 '24 at 13:22
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$260 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 (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 215 2-Core 430 129% 247 Pts	4-Core 862 8-Core 1,658 150% 1,260 Pts	64-Core 3051 189% 3051 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. 31.0.101.5522 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 113 Reflection 167 Parallax 242 92% 174 fps	Gravity 197 Splatting 245 199% 221 fps
Poor: 88% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 608% 853GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5151 6252 6113 1714 1823 1652 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	679% Outstanding	Read 6,306 Write 6,318 Mixed 3,338 SusWrite 3,784 1,106% 4,936 MB/s	4K Read 74.7 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 101 370% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 2,045 DQ Write 1682 DQ Mixed 1879 1,403% 1,869 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 679% Great: 766%
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 RGB 2TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 366% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2614 1799 1942 1080 986 904 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 1,740 Write 1,986 Mixed 1,856 SusWrite 1,554 403% 1,784 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 336 4K Mixed 94.5 383% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2,247 DQ Write 1,769 DQ Mixed 1,898 1,450% 1,971 MB/s
Poor: 309% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 391%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$130 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 148 144 154 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 81.1 Write 133 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 147 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 90%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 11 9 11 8.6 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 2 Write 3.5 SusWrite 9.7 8% 5.07 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Mixed 0 370% 33.2 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 7200 C34 2x16GB-$130 3,920 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7511 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	MC Read 104 MC Write 105 MC Mixed 97.7 292% 102 GB/s	SC Read 31.6 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 43 120% 42.1 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 255%

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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	57	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 $451Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	92x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $570Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	82x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $410Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,500Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	136x
Arc A770IntelBench 110%, 4,203 samples	36x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	28x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	26x
Black SN850X M.2 1TBWD $90Bench 443%, 37,972 samples	17x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 7200 C34 2x16GBG.SKILL $130Bench 201%, 3,920 samples	58x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	28x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	23x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $2,246

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353