Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 496% UFO	Desktop 131% UFO	Workstation 646% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 134%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	389% 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	505% 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 (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '23 at 06:02
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$495 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)	134% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 243 2-Core 473 141% 271 Pts	4-Core 920 8-Core 1,743 159% 1,331 Pts	64-Core 4,287 265% 4,287 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,847 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 (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	389% Outstanding	Lighting 613 Reflection 600 Parallax 797 500% 670 fps	MRender 556 Gravity 590 Splatting 322 384% 489 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 389% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$189 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3439 3803 3933 4120 4306 2743 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	505% Outstanding	Read 2,064 Write 4,845 Mixed 1,874 SusWrite 3,724 712% 3,127 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 156 390% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 2,311 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 1,728 1,222% 1,594 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 505% Great: 592%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2850 3014 2987 3019 3033 3062 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	445% Outstanding	Read 2,379 Write 1,649 Mixed 3,059 SusWrite 2,994 570% 2,520 MB/s	4K Read 81.9 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 44.5 217% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 2,472 DQ Write 2211 DQ Mixed 2,314 1,743% 2,332 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 445% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2913 2897 2979 2895 1635 1620 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	444% Outstanding	Read 1,543 Write 2,150 Mixed 2,151 SusWrite 2,490 474% 2,084 MB/s	4K Read 76.9 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 124 405% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 2,492 DQ Write 2,187 DQ Mixed 2314 1,742% 2331 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 444% 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 (69^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	MC Read 107 MC Write 92.4 MC Mixed 92.2 278% 97.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 38.9 114% 40 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 244% 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 $495Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,816x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $556Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	284x
Core i9-14900KIntel $539Bench 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 $1,280Bench 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