Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 126%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	662% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '23 at 19:44
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$501 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 234 2-Core 463 132% 259 Pts	4-Core 920 8-Core 1,775 160% 1,347 Pts	64-Core 4,384 271% 4,384 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.24 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 641 Reflection 605 Parallax 778 522% 675 fps	Gravity 579 Splatting 305 372% 442 fps
Poor: 303% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHPP41-2000GM 2TB 8,135 User benchmarks, average bench 489% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 51060A20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4109 4133 4145 4152 4153 4155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	662% Outstanding	Read 5,050 Write 4,211 Mixed 3,162 SusWrite 4,141 929% 4,141 MB/s	4K Read 84.6 4K Write 295 4K Mixed 130 451% 170 MB/s	DQ Read 1,774 DQ Write 1,274 DQ Mixed 1,534 1,143% 1,527 MB/s
Poor: 301% ↑ This bench: 662% Great: 641%
Crucial MX500 4TB-$300 1,824 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3.5TB free Firmware: M3CR045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 387 388 388 386 388 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 295 Write 387 Mixed 316 SusWrite 388 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 44.5 145% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 138 124% 188 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3238G322x31.5GB 1,029 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	166% Outstanding	MC Read 66 MC Write 65.7 MC Mixed 61.8 184% 64.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 52 SC Mixed 32.3 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 281%

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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 $501Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,821x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	285x
Core i9-14900KIntel $540Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	263x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,513x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	257x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $190Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	514x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	428x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	193x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	194x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	130x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	117x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,491

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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