Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 245% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 291% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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.
Graphics	215% 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	507% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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	51.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 08:14
Run Duration	533 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KS-$349 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 73.3 1-Core 218 2-Core 438 124% 243 Pts	4-Core 856 8-Core 1,588 146% 1,222 Pts	64-Core 2,859 177% 2,859 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 324 Reflection 284 Parallax 362 264% 323 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 254 Splatting 186 205% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 225%

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: 3164 3213 3186 3270 3268 3285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	507% Outstanding	Read 2,830 Write 3,389 Mixed 3,092 SusWrite 3,231 710% 3,136 MB/s	4K Read 82.8 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 112 387% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,939 DQ Write 1,539 DQ Mixed 1,750 1,307% 1,743 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 507% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 616GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3092 3090 3087 3097 2424 1323 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	458% Outstanding	Read 2,704 Write 3,096 Mixed 2,833 SusWrite 2,685 640% 2,829 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 101 338% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 2,048 DQ Write 1,611 DQ Mixed 1,864 1,386% 1,841 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 458% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3208 3215 3220 3218 3205 3187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	496% Outstanding	Read 2,736 Write 3184 Mixed 2,931 SusWrite 3,209 682% 3,015 MB/s	4K Read 71.2 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 104 347% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 2,065 DQ Write 1,696 DQ Mixed 1,870 1,403% 1,877 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 496% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3206 3173 3179 3113 3146 3109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	506% Outstanding	Read 2,894 Write 3,177 Mixed 2,847 SusWrite 3,154 682% 3,018 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 109 361% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 2,110 DQ Write 1,713 DQ Mixed 1,943 1,446% 1,922 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 506% Great: 526%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 287GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 463 463 464 458 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 460 Mixed 430 SusWrite 455 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 52.9 171% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 295 236% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 464 465 466 465 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 450 Mixed 432 SusWrite 465 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 51.8 180% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 290 233% 328 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 107GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 473 475 475 474 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 360 Write 337 Mixed 263 SusWrite 475 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 37.9 136% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 327 245% 325 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 104%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 147 150 149 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 134 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 147 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 88%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 155 158 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 136 Write 145 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 157 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 100%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 106 108 106 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 94.1 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 105 71% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 83%
SanDisk Cruzer Colors+ 4GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 0GB free, PID 5170 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 24.7 Write 11 Mixed 5.7 14% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J4040F164x16GB 168 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 47.6 MC Write 49.5 MC Mixed 48.4 139% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 28.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 201%

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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 $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