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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	593% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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	57.4 GB free of 64 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '22 at 03:59
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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-$327 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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 210 2-Core 411 124% 237 Pts	4-Core 750 8-Core 1,562 135% 1,156 Pts	64-Core 2,915 180% 2,915 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 880E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 251 Reflection 223 Parallax 219 205% 231 fps	Gravity 163 Splatting 134 130% 149 fps
Poor: 139% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 470GB free Firmware: EGFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3723 3899 3856 3975 3985 3982 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	522% Outstanding	Read 2,202 Write 2,269 Mixed 2,368 SusWrite 3,903 609% 2,686 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 91.6 340% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 2,444 DQ Write 1,690 DQ Mixed 1,850 1,440% 1,995 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 522% Great: 556%
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 5200 5290 5295 5304 2795 2431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	593% Outstanding	Read 2,847 Write 4,846 Mixed 2,951 SusWrite 4,386 854% 3,758 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 328 4K Mixed 118 423% 170 MB/s	DQ Read 2,224 DQ Write 1,411 DQ Mixed 1,668 1,284% 1,767 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 593% Great: 556%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 353GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3357 3358 2621 1455 1466 1462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	467% Outstanding	Read 2,936 Write 2,611 Mixed 3,075 SusWrite 2,286 614% 2,727 MB/s	4K Read 83.6 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 122 402% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 2,264 DQ Write 1,572 DQ Mixed 1,844 1,396% 1,893 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 467% Great: 488%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 689GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 164 165 164 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 156 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 164 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.6 380% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F164x16GB 3,067 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	MC Read 80.9 MC Write 80.9 MC Mixed 77.2 228% 79.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 37.3 108% 37.8 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 204%

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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 $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,957x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	369x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	350x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,642

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 $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