Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	429% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210916
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 07:23
Run Duration	493 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 77.1 1-Core 224 2-Core 443 127% 248 Pts	4-Core 877 8-Core 1,536 146% 1,207 Pts	64-Core 2,991 185% 2,991 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; RTX 3090 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 318 Reflection 299 Parallax 332 259% 316 fps	Gravity 261 Splatting 189 194% 225 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 330GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3325 3431 1026 763 748 753 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	429% Outstanding	Read 3,006 Write 3,443 Mixed 3,062 SusWrite 1,674 630% 2,796 MB/s	4K Read 88.2 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 123 416% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1955 DQ Write 1,548 DQ Mixed 1,711 1,292% 1,738 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 429% Great: 442%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2534 2536 2532 2536 2538 2532 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	454% Outstanding	Read 2,543 Write 2,536 Mixed 2,236 SusWrite 2,535 556% 2,463 MB/s	4K Read 75.5 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 112 369% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 2,113 DQ Write 1,622 DQ Mixed 1,807 1,368% 1,847 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 454% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3321 3321 3319 3317 3317 3314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	516% Outstanding	Read 2,741 Write 2,712 Mixed 3,015 SusWrite 3,318 667% 2,947 MB/s	4K Read 77.7 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 113 382% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 2,151 DQ Write 1,699 DQ Mixed 1,883 1,421% 1,911 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 516% Great: 526%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair T32GX5M2B5200C38 2x16GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	146% Outstanding	MC Read 60.4 MC Write 55 MC Mixed 55.2 162% 56.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 52.7 SC Mixed 24.1 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 173%

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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 $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 $104Bench 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 $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 $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