Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	535% 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 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	23.3 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '22 at 20:46
Run Duration	339 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 216 2-Core 431 126% 243 Pts	4-Core 852 8-Core 1,649 148% 1,251 Pts	64-Core 3,056 189% 3,056 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 116% 143 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 143 126% 142 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3192 3208 3183 3259 3212 3424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	535% Outstanding	Read 3031 Write 3512 Mixed 3,142 SusWrite 3,246 731% 3,233 MB/s	4K Read 86 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 131 426% 153 MB/s	DQ Read 2,101 DQ Write 1,601 DQ Mixed 1,828 1,373% 1,843 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 535% Great: 526%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 376GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 277 277 278 279 278 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 369 Write 313 Mixed 306 SusWrite 292 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 53.2 176% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 169 142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 349GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2292 611 624 624 621 623 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,514 Write 2,339 Mixed 1,756 SusWrite 899 420% 1,877 MB/s	4K Read 70.1 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 103 354% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1,748 DQ Mixed 1,447 1,124% 1,524 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 340%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 180 180 179 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 174 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 179 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 249% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 661GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 165 164 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 176 Mixed 104 SusWrite 164 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 168 173 174 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 114 Write 137 Mixed 109 SusWrite 170 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 393% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GB 4,540 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	MC Read 75.6 MC Write 69.6 MC Mixed 68.4 203% 71.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 30.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 190%

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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 $242Bench 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 $106Bench 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