Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 245% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 329% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 130%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	194% 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	320% 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	55.4 GB free of 64 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '23 at 08:21
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$495 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Memory 86.4 1-Core 238 2-Core 461 135% 262 Pts	4-Core 925 8-Core 1,845 163% 1,385 Pts	64-Core 4,348 269% 4,348 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 273 Parallax 293 228% 282 fps	MRender 330 Gravity 240 Splatting 178 196% 249 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SFYRD2000G 2TB 6,356 User benchmarks, average bench 463% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1048 2187 2533 2136 2321 1938 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,395 Write 2453 Mixed 2,268 SusWrite 2,027 515% 2,286 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 53.7 180% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,766 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 502 499% 845 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 614%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 256GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 897 867 957 953 964 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1024 Write 1,405 Mixed 1,204 SusWrite 1,036 264% 1,167 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 44.3 148% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 359 333% 541 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 298%
CT2000P1SSD8 2TB 2,070 User benchmarks, average bench 254% 266GB free Firmware: P3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 161 168 160 309 396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,151 Write 1,029 Mixed 868 SusWrite 227 183% 819 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 41.7 146% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,031 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 180 229% 437 MB/s
Poor: 169% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 321%
Seagate ST10000NE0004-1ZF101 10TB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 9TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 229 234 248 250 249 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 131%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB 3,748 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 776GB free Firmware: SND3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 154 149 156 161 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	74% Very good	Read 102 Write 98.5 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 156 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX5M2X5600C40 2x31.5GB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	MC Read 77.3 MC Write 78 MC Mixed 73.4 218% 76.2 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 34.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 206%

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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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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 596%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel $495Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,816x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $520Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	284x
Core i9-14900KIntel $540Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	259x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,847Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $2,531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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