Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	286% 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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.8 GB free of 64 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '23 at 10:18
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	42%

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 i9-12900K-$264 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 77.3 1-Core 218 2-Core 436 125% 244 Pts	4-Core 874 8-Core 1,630 150% 1,252 Pts	64-Core 2,954 183% 2,954 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX A4000 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 132% Nvidia(10DE 14AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 15GB, Driver: 536.25 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 188 Reflection 204 Parallax 200 154% 198 fps	Gravity 144 Splatting 143 127% 143 fps
Poor: 125% Great: 137%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1472 1729 1755 1083 898 880 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,125 Write 1,752 Mixed 1,519 SusWrite 1,303 324% 1,425 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 76.3 342% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,403 DQ Write 1,260 DQ Mixed 1,185 929% 1,283 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 296%
Crucial MTFDDAK1T9TBY-1AR1ZABYY 2TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: D0MU051 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 447 452 451 449 448 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 393 Write 472 Mixed 335 SusWrite 439 93% 410 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 33.7 133% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 234 181% 243 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 105%
Lacie d2 Professional 4TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: 235C SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 199 202 204 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 198 Mixed 109 SusWrite 197 136% 185 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1 250% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 187 188 187 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 140 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 184 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF556C40-16 4x16GB 371 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	MC Read 69.8 MC Write 69.3 MC Mixed 65.9 195% 68.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 33.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 192%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27"	1280 720	DEL4184 DELL P2719H

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Gaming 239%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 280%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $264Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,973x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $290Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	371x
Core i7-12700KIntel $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	353x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	705x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	354x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	582x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	556x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	143x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	233x
Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GBGBench 179%, 2,713 samples	204x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	181x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,623

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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