Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	412% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	48.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230802
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '23 at 00:32
Run Duration	374 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$461 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 66.4 1-Core 230 2-Core 461 126% 252 Pts	4-Core 918 8-Core 1677 156% 1,298 Pts	64-Core 3920 243% 3920 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2484) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 531.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 228 Reflection 214 Parallax 272 186% 238 fps	Gravity 231 Splatting 178 178% 205 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHPP41-2000GM 2TB 8,135 User benchmarks, average bench 489% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 51060A20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2408 2074 2098 2085 2091 1765 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	412% Outstanding	Read 4,820 Write 3,028 Mixed 1,582 SusWrite 2,087 638% 2,879 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 62.3 202% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,169 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 267 293% 524 MB/s
Poor: 301% ↑ This bench: 412% Great: 641%
ST16000NM000J-2T 16TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 14TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 258 258 257 260 256 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 248 Write 252 Mixed 231 SusWrite 257 56% 247 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 0.9 89% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 6 DQ Write 18.8 DQ Mixed 1.3 4% 8.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 52%
ST16000NM000J-2T 16TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 15TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 251 256 254 258 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 260 Write 207 Mixed 227 SusWrite 254 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 1.1 89% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 4 DQ Write 18.2 DQ Mixed 0.1 3% 7.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 52%
SHPP41-2000GM 2TB 8,135 User benchmarks, average bench 489% 1TB free Firmware: 51060A20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2367 1694 1629 1631 1572 1657 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 4,315 Write 2,076 Mixed 1,394 SusWrite 1,758 527% 2,386 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 56.9 196% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 79.3 DQ Mixed 159 241% 491 MB/s
Poor: 301% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 641%
WD WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 175 171 174 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 103 Write 99.6 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 173 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.6 326% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 114%
WD WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 915GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 133 132 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 122 Write 127 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 134 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 1.1 321% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 114%
WD WD100EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 2,620 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 156 158 157 159 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 148 Write 150 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 155 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.9 277% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 113%
WD WD140EDFZ-11A0VA 14TB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 6TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 194 188 195 198 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 172 Mixed 137 SusWrite 198 123% 166 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 439% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 116%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 164 168 168 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 135 Write 144 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 167 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1 294% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 105%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$145 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 834GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 162 166 160 160 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 176 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 161 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 315% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G164x16GB 993 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 53.2 MC Write 55.9 MC Mixed 53.1 154% 54.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 26.8 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 99.8 40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 215%

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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	68	58	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM7750 LG HDR 4K

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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 $461Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,886x
Core i9-14900KIntel $490Bench 131%, 12,283 samples	310x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $580Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	293x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,592x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	274x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	176x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 458%, 53,244 samples	542x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	443x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	198x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	201x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	143x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	123x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48