Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 267% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 311% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	222% 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	481% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '22 at 01:24
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^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-$334 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 225 2-Core 440 131% 252 Pts	4-Core 849 8-Core 1,553 144% 1,201 Pts	64-Core 2,958 183% 2,958 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8807) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	222% Outstanding	Lighting 332 Reflection 295 Parallax 373 270% 333 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 266 Splatting 191 215% 275 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVL22T0HBLB-00B00 2TB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 391% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: GXB7301Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 3415 3433 3466 3345 1657 1653 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	481% Outstanding	Read 2,907 Write 3,490 Mixed 3,165 SusWrite 2,828 700% 3,098 MB/s	4K Read 83.9 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 121 404% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,698 DQ Write 1,305 DQ Mixed 1,488 1,117% 1,497 MB/s
Poor: 225% ↑ This bench: 481% Great: 508%
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 233GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 222 216 217 215 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 377 SusWrite 253 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 48.6 169% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 285 230% 324 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 183 184 185 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 152 Mixed 121 SusWrite 183 122% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 186 190 188 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 185 190 185 186 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 104%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 110 111 112 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 122 Write 80.1 Mixed 94 SusWrite 110 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 67%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 2TB 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 131 126 129 129 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 113 Write 118 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 128 130% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl -5600U3636C162x16GB 560 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	183% Outstanding	MC Read 75.3 MC Write 72.3 MC Mixed 67.3 205% 71.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 53 SC Mixed 31.3 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 185%

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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 $334Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,950x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	368x
Core i7-12700KIntel $248Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	350x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	699x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	691x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	352x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	577x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	551x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	142x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	232x
Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GBGBench 179%, 2,713 samples	202x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	178x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,808

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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