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 above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

CPU throttled at 92% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 20:28
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	92%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 76.2 1-Core 206 2-Core 406 118% 229 Pts	4-Core 816 8-Core 1,474 138% 1,145 Pts	64-Core 2,903 180% 2,903 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2526 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 143 Reflection 154 Parallax 142 117% 146 fps	Gravity 144 Splatting 126 118% 135 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,166 Write 3,611 Mixed 2,978 797% 3,585 MB/s	4K Read 83.5 4K Write 297 4K Mixed 114 429% 165 MB/s	DQ Read 2,011 DQ Write 1,245 DQ Mixed 1,674 1,235% 1,643 MB/s
Poor: 234% Great: 494%
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$189 3,261 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 221GB free Firmware: 101110RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1854 1386 1391 1381 1377 1384 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 1,920 Write 2,140 Mixed 1,743 SusWrite 1462 409% 1,816 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 77.3 282% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1872 DQ Write 1,120 DQ Mixed 1,607 1,167% 1,533 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 337%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 425 415 411 417 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 473 Mixed 385 SusWrite 424 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 50.7 180% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 253 213% 310 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 168 172 170 169 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 172 Mixed 104 SusWrite 168 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc AMGROUP-UD5-4800 2x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5000 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	137% Outstanding	MC Read 55.1 MC Write 51.8 MC Mixed 53.6 153% 53.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 24.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 87.9 46% 87.9 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 161%

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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 $263Bench 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 $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	85x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 341%, 58,572 samples	75x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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: $1,127

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16