Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 277% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 332% UFO


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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	225% 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	249% 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 91% 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 22:49
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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 i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 227 2-Core 452 132% 255 Pts	4-Core 891 8-Core 1,750 156% 1,320 Pts	64-Core 3,106 192% 3,106 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,275 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 340 Reflection 307 Parallax 348 277% 332 fps	MRender 376 Gravity 262 Splatting 189 216% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 903 629 643 640 637 625 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,622 Write 1,724 Mixed 808 SusWrite 679 270% 1,208 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 67.8 279% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 1,460 DQ Mixed 883 785% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 254%
Kingston SKC600256G 256GB 6,756 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 223GB free Firmware: S4500105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 390 385 392 383 384 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 362 Write 384 Mixed 342 SusWrite 389 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 43.5 144% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 198 155% 214 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 128%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 521GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 849 848 846 847 844 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 1,819 Mixed 1,443 SusWrite 967 326% 1,444 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 267 4K Mixed 73.5 300% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,680 DQ Write 1,843 DQ Mixed 1,561 1,230% 1,695 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 276%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 931GB free Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 212 237 219 520 913 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1090 Write 2,578 Mixed 1,644 SusWrite 480 329% 1,448 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 282 4K Mixed 63.7 289% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 2,048 DQ Write 1,743 DQ Mixed 1,855 1,401% 1,882 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 333%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B5200C38 2x16GB 357 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	MC Read 76.8 MC Write 77.5 MC Mixed 72 216% 75.4 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 57.9 SC Mixed 39.8 122% 42.5 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 182%

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	350x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,275Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	700x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	693x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $107Bench 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: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,773

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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