Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 471% UFO	Desktop 129% UFO	Workstation 618% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 129%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	384% 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	578% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '23 at 23:57
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	94%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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-$475 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 236 2-Core 466 138% 266 Pts	4-Core 870 8-Core 1,604 148% 1,237 Pts	64-Core 4,287 265% 4,287 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	384% Outstanding	Lighting 606 Reflection 598 Parallax 729 494% 644 fps	MRender 550 Gravity 585 Splatting 305 375% 480 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$179 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3893 4299 4123 4190 4272 2483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	578% Outstanding	Read 2,528 Write 4,880 Mixed 3,466 SusWrite 3,877 840% 3,688 MB/s	4K Read 92 4K Write 312 4K Mixed 153 501% 186 MB/s	DQ Read 2,271 DQ Write 1,478 DQ Mixed 1926 1,422% 1,892 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 578% Great: 592%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3076 3075 3156 2725 1585 1570 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	483% Outstanding	Read 2,843 Write 2,672 Mixed 3,043 SusWrite 2,531 626% 2,772 MB/s	4K Read 72.6 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 108 353% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 2,494 DQ Write 2,224 DQ Mixed 2,372 1,775% 2,363 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 483% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3067 2941 2881 2784 1605 1656 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	414% Outstanding	Read 657 Write 3,078 Mixed 2,738 SusWrite 2489 516% 2,240 MB/s	4K Read 83.9 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 124 414% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 2,573 DQ Write 2,240 DQ Mixed 2,328 1,766% 2,380 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 414% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-7800J3646H162x16GB 561 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7800 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	MC Read 105 MC Write 91.5 MC Mixed 90.8 273% 95.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 39.2 110% 38.5 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 276%

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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	1,832x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	288x
Core i9-14900KIntel $548Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,527x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,100Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	260x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $179Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	518x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	433x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	194x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	195x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	132x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	120x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16