Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 505% UFO	Desktop 131% UFO	Workstation 672% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 135%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	395% 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	381% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	60.1 GB free of 64 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '23 at 15:53
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$461 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 245 2-Core 488 142% 275 Pts	4-Core 944 8-Core 1,853 165% 1,398 Pts	64-Core 4,410 273% 4,410 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,750 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 165B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Lighting 637 Reflection 595 Parallax 772 520% 668 fps	MRender 532 Gravity 568 Splatting 307 367% 469 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1336 1429 1840 2240 1835 1957 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 1,785 Write 3241 Mixed 2,548 SusWrite 1,773 531% 2,337 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 94.2 343% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 2,447 DQ Write 1,871 DQ Mixed 2,127 1,600% 2,148 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 592%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2073 2405 2495 1921 1515 1534 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 1,762 Write 1,698 Mixed 1,343 SusWrite 1,990 383% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 74 257% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 2,436 DQ Write 1976 DQ Mixed 2,141 1,621% 2,184 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$157 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2460 2144 1153 1155 1167 1170 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 1,705 Write 1,666 Mixed 1,202 SusWrite 1,542 344% 1,529 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 67.5 240% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 2,239 DQ Write 1963 DQ Mixed 1,952 1,504% 2,052 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6800J3445G164x16GB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	MC Read 94.5 MC Write 88.4 MC Mixed 85.9 256% 89.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.6 SC Write 50.3 SC Mixed 40.7 115% 40.2 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 225%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 596%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel $461Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,873x
Core i9-14900KIntel $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	304x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	291x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,750Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,582x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	272x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	174x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	536x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	441x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	198x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	200x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	137x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	122x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $2,381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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