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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	607% 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210916
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 19:28
Run Duration	382 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 210 2-Core 430 122% 239 Pts	4-Core 834 8-Core 1,606 145% 1,220 Pts	64-Core 2,972 184% 2,972 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 117% 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 87B3); 10DE 2204 87B31043 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 286 Reflection 282 Parallax 302 233% 290 fps	Gravity 237 Splatting 180 181% 209 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4031 4549 4794 4764 4785 4797 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	607% Outstanding	Read 2,907 Write 4,479 Mixed 2,984 SusWrite 4,620 851% 3,747 MB/s	4K Read 71.3 4K Write 287 4K Mixed 99.3 387% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 2,132 DQ Write 1,979 DQ Mixed 2,118 1,572% 2,077 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 607% Great: 578%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2529 2238 1551 1551 1563 1556 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	424% Outstanding	Read 2,676 Write 2,529 Mixed 1,968 SusWrite 1,831 506% 2,251 MB/s	4K Read 73.8 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 109 371% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 2,134 DQ Write 1,936 DQ Mixed 1,979 1,500% 2,016 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 424% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2242 827 825 825 825 825 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	373% Outstanding	Read 2,693 Write 2,497 Mixed 1,991 SusWrite 1,062 461% 2,061 MB/s	4K Read 74.3 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 108 372% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1910 DQ Write 1,923 DQ Mixed 1,970 1,466% 1,934 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 373% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 871GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 192 191 191 192 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 87 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 189 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl -6000U4040E162x16GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	159% Outstanding	MC Read 65.6 MC Write 62.6 MC Mixed 58.8 178% 62.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 27 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 192%

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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