Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211215
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '22 at 15:15
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 80.5 1-Core 199 2-Core 388 116% 222 Pts	4-Core 760 8-Core 1,341 127% 1,051 Pts	64-Core 1,978 122% 1,978 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 100 Reflection 105 Parallax 101 82% 102 fps	Gravity 94 Splatting 91.8 82% 92.9 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 677GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 361 358 347 337 346 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 428 Write 351 Mixed 273 SusWrite 351 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 24.8 98% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 62.7 DQ Mixed 76.1 66% 100 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 119%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 696GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 427 431 434 448 452 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 446 Mixed 341 SusWrite 436 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 39.4 145% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 219 198% 301 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 608GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 371 359 344 355 358 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 465 Write 394 Mixed 239 SusWrite 359 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 57.7 4K Mixed 22.5 88% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 63.8 DQ Mixed 78.5 68% 103 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 119%
Marvell Raid VD 240GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 52GB free Firmware: MV.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 348 362 354 366 366 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 418 Write 349 Mixed 262 SusWrite 357 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 26.1 97% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 158 153% 244 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000U4040E162x16GB 587 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	168% Outstanding	MC Read 69 MC Write 68 MC Mixed 62.8 190% 66.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 27.7 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 199%

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 273%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	319x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	38x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	36x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	162x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	139x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	61x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	85x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $88Bench 341%, 58,572 samples	75x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	65x

RAM
KF548C38-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 152%, 3,734 samples	82x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	51x
Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GBGBench 179%, 2,713 samples	41x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,125

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16