Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	340% 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 94% 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	25.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '22 at 11:07
Run Duration	459 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$241 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 222 2-Core 430 129% 248 Pts	4-Core 852 8-Core 1,604 146% 1,228 Pts	64-Core 2,620 162% 2,620 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3797); 08G-P5-3797-KL CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 251 Reflection 224 Parallax 220 205% 232 fps	Gravity 165 Splatting 134 130% 149 fps
Poor: 139% Great: 170%

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% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42G1TBKA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1071 1099 1077 1110 1109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,541 Write 2,044 Mixed 1,593 SusWrite 1,172 410% 1,838 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 99.8 352% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 1,338 DQ Mixed 628 657% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 372%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 453GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 472 479 473 470 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 424 Mixed 370 SusWrite 475 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 36.6 126% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 254 216% 316 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 182GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 394 386 391 380 336 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 342 Write 362 Mixed 340 SusWrite 380 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 42.4 142% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 228 170% 228 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 133%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 653GB free Firmware: 42BEU1TB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1791 1800 1799 1803 1802 1790 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,366 Write 1,620 Mixed 1,588 SusWrite 1,797 413% 1,843 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 109 364% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,306 DQ Write 1,244 DQ Mixed 662 665% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 372%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 627GB free Firmware: 42BEU1TB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1616 1646 1250 721 559 560 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,374 Write 1,664 Mixed 1,556 SusWrite 1,059 371% 1,663 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 110 364% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 1241 DQ Mixed 698 691% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 372%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 954GB free Firmware: 42BEU1TB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1606 1602 1607 1608 1609 1612 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2,389 Write 1,650 Mixed 1,643 SusWrite 1607 408% 1,822 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 110 366% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,307 DQ Write 1,244 DQ Mixed 698 682% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 155 153 159 161 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 106 Write 130 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 156 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 90%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 84GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 95.2 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 103 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 149GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 88 89 87 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 79 Write 89.4 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 87.1 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF560C40-16 2x16GB 7,223 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	191% Outstanding	MC Read 81.1 MC Write 75.7 MC Mixed 71.1 217% 76 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31.4 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 204%

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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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Total price: $1,645

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