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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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	672% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '24 at 01:28
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$349 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 93 1-Core 218 2-Core 435 130% 249 Pts	4-Core 869 8-Core 1,709 152% 1,289 Pts	64-Core 3,049 189% 3,049 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. 31.0.101.5186 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 110 Reflection 167 Parallax 222 90% 166 fps	Gravity 197 Splatting 244 199% 221 fps
Poor: 88% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 598% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5961 6503 6395 6490 2219 1382 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	672% Outstanding	Read 4,651 Write 6,190 Mixed 3299 SusWrite 4,825 1,071% 4,741 MB/s	4K Read 79.3 4K Write 265 4K Mixed 107 398% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 1,485 DQ Write 1626 DQ Mixed 1,866 1,318% 1,659 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 672% Great: 766%
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 RGB 2TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 364% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2736 2794 1695 1004 1003 1000 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 1,647 Write 1,866 Mixed 1,848 SusWrite 1,705 400% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 355 4K Mixed 94.1 378% 165 MB/s	DQ Read 2,237 DQ Write 1,824 DQ Mixed 1,983 1,498% 2,015 MB/s
Poor: 308% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 391%

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 @ 7466 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	MC Read 105 MC Write 106 MC Mixed 98.3 294% 103 GB/s	SC Read 31.6 SC Write 49.4 SC Mixed 43.4 118% 41.5 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 256% 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	68	58	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 $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	90x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	81x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $459Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	130x
Arc A770IntelBench 110%, 4,203 samples	35x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $189Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	27x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	26x
Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $95Bench 437%, 23,469 samples	17x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	57x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	26x
Skill Intl F5-7800J3646H162x16GBGBench 216%, 561 samples	23x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $2,464

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 $177	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