Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 353% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 485% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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.
Graphics	292% 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	499% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '23 at 19:34
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900KS-$590 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 75.4 1-Core 235 2-Core 470 132% 260 Pts	4-Core 941 8-Core 1,872 166% 1,406 Pts	64-Core 4,364 270% 4,364 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 138%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,782 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	292% Outstanding	Lighting 435 Reflection 448 Parallax 510 355% 464 fps	MRender 444 Gravity 478 Splatting 262 310% 395 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$121 27,484 User benchmarks, average bench 411% 678GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3890 3947 1647 1607 1569 1644 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	499% Outstanding	Read 3,287 Write 4,586 Mixed 3,541 SusWrite 2384 780% 3,450 MB/s	4K Read 77.1 4K Write 293 4K Mixed 117 422% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2,300 DQ Write 1,835 DQ Mixed 2,067 1,547% 2,068 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 499% Great: 521%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 16GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 10GB free, PID 6008 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 128 Write 8 Mixed 11.7 39% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 42% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX5M2B6000C40 2x31.5GB 329 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 53.6 MC Write 53.8 MC Mixed 51.6 151% 53 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 31.4 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 240%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 453%

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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 $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,866x
Core i9-14900KIntel $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	292x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	290x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,782Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,571x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	269x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	174x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	532x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	439x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	198x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	135x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	122x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,427

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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) $39	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