Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 264% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 319% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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	232% 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	504% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '22 at 23:37
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$310 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 79.4 1-Core 218 2-Core 419 123% 239 Pts	4-Core 826 8-Core 1,597 144% 1,211 Pts	64-Core 2,966 184% 2,966 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Lighting 354 Reflection 306 Parallax 358 289% 340 fps	MRender 369 Gravity 275 Splatting 194 219% 279 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 564GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3456 3508 3512 2158 1607 1652 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	504% Outstanding	Read 2,970 Write 3,528 Mixed 3,159 SusWrite 2,649 695% 3,076 MB/s	4K Read 90.7 4K Write 269 4K Mixed 136 454% 165 MB/s	DQ Read 2,043 DQ Write 1,674 DQ Mixed 1,865 1,395% 1,861 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 504% Great: 488%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 2TB 3,434 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 1.5TB free Firmware: SS0411BB SusWrite @10s intervals: 1944 1948 1946 1949 1946 1942 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	398% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 1,873 Mixed 246 SusWrite 1,946 369% 1,660 MB/s	4K Read 70.4 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 106 378% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,423 DQ Write 1,239 DQ Mixed 585 642% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 398% Great: 377%
WD WD140EDFZ-11A0VA 14TB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 10TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 190 195 200 195 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 181 Mixed 138 SusWrite 194 127% 172 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 1.2 570% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 116%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 209 213 213 214 213 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
Generic Alcor 134GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 125GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 9.5 9.6 8.2 10 9.7 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	5.6% Terrible	Read 15 Write 4.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 9.2 10% 8.3 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.6% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000U4040E162x16GB 587 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	160% Outstanding	MC Read 65 MC Write 62.4 MC Mixed 58.9 177% 62.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 53.1 SC Mixed 29.4 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 199%

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Gaming 239%

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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 $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,966x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	371x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	351x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	703x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	695x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	354x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	580x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	554x
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	180x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16