Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	9.09% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	464% 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.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '22 at 14:26
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 75.6 1-Core 211 2-Core 425 121% 237 Pts	4-Core 832 8-Core 1,664 147% 1,248 Pts	64-Core 2,962 183% 2,962 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1218 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	9.09% Terrible	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 15.5 Parallax 11.8 8% 12.5 fps	MRender 13.9 Gravity 14 Splatting 11.1 10% 13 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.09% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3161 2998 3105 2955 2873 2866 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	464% Outstanding	Read 2,412 Write 3,000 Mixed 2,692 SusWrite 2993 629% 2,774 MB/s	4K Read 78.9 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 116 387% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,625 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 1,445 1,083% 1,449 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 464% Great: 526%
SanDisk Ultra USB 2.0 16GB 1,306 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 11GB free, PID 556c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 5.5 6.8 5.5 6 6.9 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	7.99% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 12.2 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 6.1 16% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 2.5 130% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.99% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 4800 C40 2x16GB 3,747 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 25.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 22.8 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 164%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $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