Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	392% 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.
Memory	96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB 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 DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	85.4 GB free of 96 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 09:43
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900K-$575 3,213 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 73.5 1-Core 238 2-Core 476 132% 263 Pts	4-Core 957 8-Core 1,845 166% 1401 Pts	64-Core 4408 273% 4408 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,811 18,961 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 88E6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	392% Outstanding	Lighting 642 Reflection 579 Parallax 772 524% 664 fps	MRender 508 Gravity 544 Splatting 281 347% 444 fps
Poor: 330% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 404%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT4000T700SSD3 4TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 530% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: PACR5102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,711 Write 4855 Mixed 3,020 934% 4,195 MB/s	4K Read 89.4 4K Write 336 4K Mixed 131 481% 185 MB/s	DQ Read 2,250 DQ Write 1780 DQ Mixed 2,000 1,500% 2,010 MB/s
Poor: 218% Great: 701%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 25GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 142 Write 51.8 Mixed 17.5 68% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.4 128% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX 7200 C36 4x24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 157% 4 of 4 slots used 96GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 55.5 MC Write 57 MC Mixed 52.2 157% 54.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 28.5 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 183%

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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	70	57	240	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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Gaming 459%

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 608%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $575Bench 131%, 3,213 samples	107x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $538Bench 131%, 992 samples	18x
Core i9-13900KIntel $544Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	11x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,811Bench 370%, 18,961 samples	70x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 43,161 samples	12x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,200Bench 291%, 20,833 samples	11x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $147Bench 466%, 23,558 samples	39x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $300Bench 504%, 653 samples	23x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $130Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	15x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 215%, 212 samples	15x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 191%, 2,918 samples	14x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 210%, 2,155 samples	9x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $299	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $199	Nvidia RTX 3060 $229	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16