Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	321% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 06:33
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 82.1 1-Core 211 2-Core 400 121% 231 Pts	4-Core 822 8-Core 1,635 145% 1,228 Pts	64-Core 2,791 173% 2,791 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 2083) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 185 Parallax 187 144% 183 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 162 Splatting 134 133% 167 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 729GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1481 1459 1446 1421 1420 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 1,897 Write 1,375 Mixed 140 SusWrite 1,441 270% 1,213 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 101 344% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 546 570% 941 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 372%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 2TB free Firmware: RKT303.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2471 1297 1117 1114 1111 1107 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 901 Write 1,078 Mixed 793 SusWrite 1,370 235% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 26.6 196% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 45.3 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 63.9 202% 404 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 303%
WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 19,163 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 177 177 176 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 199 Write 170 Mixed 100 SusWrite 177 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 1.1 58% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1.5 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 0.8 3% 5.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 39%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 185 183 186 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 162 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 185 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 26GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 24GB free, PID b128, asus Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 7.4 10 11 5.2 5.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 80.4 Write 6 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 7.8 26% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 61% 4.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 1x16GB 299 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 29 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.7 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 102%

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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 $1,148Bench 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 $107Bench 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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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