Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 273% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 334% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 126%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	224% 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	441% 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.

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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '21 at 00:00
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$330 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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 78.2 1-Core 235 2-Core 470 133% 261 Pts	4-Core 922 8-Core 1,806 161% 1,364 Pts	64-Core 3,226 200% 3,226 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF); ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 334 Reflection 314 Parallax 347 272% 332 fps	MRender 373 Gravity 274 Splatting 199 222% 282 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2763 2871 2828 2842 2864 2856 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	441% Outstanding	Read 3,046 Write 2,888 Mixed 2,952 SusWrite 2,837 661% 2,931 MB/s	4K Read 85.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 94.8 315% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,954 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 407 470% 861 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 441% Great: 526%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 931GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 469 462 468 459 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 154 Mixed 210 SusWrite 465 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 48.7 168% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 174 150% 229 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 126%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2149 2144 2126 1950 1465 1530 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,656 Write 2,171 Mixed 1,797 SusWrite 1894 477% 2,129 MB/s	4K Read 73.3 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 73 248% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 2,133 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 286 422% 851 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 435%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 197 196 194 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 203 Mixed 96.1 SusWrite 196 125% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 241 240 243 235 246 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair K32GX5M2B5200C38 2x16GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	MC Read 65.3 MC Write 62.7 MC Mixed 58.8 178% 62.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 22.2 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 174%

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Gaming 239%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 280%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,957x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	369x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	350x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	700x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	693x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	353x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	578x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	552x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	143x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	232x
Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GBGBench 179%, 2,713 samples	203x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	178x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,804

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16