Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 131% UFO	Workstation 257% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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	149% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	565% 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.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '23 at 18:05
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$507 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 243 2-Core 474 140% 271 Pts	4-Core 927 8-Core 1,840 163% 1,384 Pts	64-Core 4,288 265% 4,288 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 262 Parallax 194 177% 224 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 153 Splatting 134 128% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB 10,369 User benchmarks, average bench 458% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5119 5294 5290 4147 2344 1373 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	565% Outstanding	Read 2,715 Write 4,981 Mixed 3,285 SusWrite 3,928 848% 3,727 MB/s	4K Read 75.5 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 115 399% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 2300 DQ Write 1,910 DQ Mixed 2,178 1,611% 2,129 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 565% Great: 614%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 456GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 472 471 472 470 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 473 Mixed 420 SusWrite 471 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 57.2 199% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 280 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6600J3440G162x16GB 1,035 User benchmarks, average bench 188% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	MC Read 93 MC Write 82.5 MC Mixed 81.5 245% 85.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 57.1 SC Mixed 36.9 117% 40.9 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 221%

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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 $507Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,817x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $520Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	284x
Core i9-14900KIntel $530Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	259x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,718Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,503x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	257x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	170x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $189Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	512x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	427x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	193x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	191x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	130x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	117x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $2,414

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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