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 as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	403% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210916
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 20:01
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 222 2-Core 433 127% 246 Pts	4-Core 674 8-Core 1,089 108% 881 Pts	64-Core 2,256 140% 2,256 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2200 2208 2216 2221 2223 2202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	403% Outstanding	Read 2,680 Write 2,229 Mixed 1,526 SusWrite 2,212 485% 2,162 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 90.9 326% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,454 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 1,523 1,099% 1,419 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 403% Great: 393%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 16GB free Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 374 Write 398 Mixed 281 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 41.6 154% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 207 160% 219 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 93%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 8GB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 104 100 92 88 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 80.4 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 97.4 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 240GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 139 108 105 106 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 185 Write 125 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 126 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 104 109 111 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 84.7 Write 104 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 105 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 98%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 126GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 38GB free, PID 0cd1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 11 8.4 0.1 19 1.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 32.2 Write 22.1 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 7.8 29% 23 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 5.4 482% 6.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl -6000U3636E162x16GB 379 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	MC Read 80.9 MC Write 76.2 MC Mixed 72 218% 76.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 29 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 196%

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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 $1,306Bench 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 $178	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