Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 268% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 363% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 133%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	209% 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	603% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	87.6 GB free of 96 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '23 at 13:17
Run Duration	334 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$499 8,839 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 239 2-Core 479 137% 268 Pts	4-Core 955 8-Core 1,888 168% 1,422 Pts	64-Core 4520 280% 4520 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 306 Reflection 299 Parallax 319 250% 308 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 256 Splatting 187 208% 265 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 487% 3TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4370 4552 4669 4840 4843 4824 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	603% Outstanding	Read 1,972 Write 4,949 Mixed 2,882 SusWrite 4683 828% 3,622 MB/s	4K Read 90.4 4K Write 333 4K Mixed 139 492% 188 MB/s	DQ Read 2,070 DQ Write 1,827 DQ Mixed 1,937 1,455% 1,945 MB/s
Poor: 225% ↑ This bench: 603% Great: 638%
Nvme CT4000T70 4TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 724% 2TB free Firmware: PACR5102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 7369 7724 7722 7704 7758 5789 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	924% Outstanding	Read 5,792 Write 7,661 Mixed 3,334 SusWrite 7,344 1,364% 6,033 MB/s	4K Read 88 4K Write 363 4K Mixed 139 504% 197 MB/s	DQ Read 2,121 DQ Write 1,901 DQ Mixed 1,998 1,502% 2,007 MB/s
Poor: 380% ↑ This bench: 924% Great: 924%
Buffalo SSD-PUTA 1TB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 931GB free Firmware: PMAP SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 550 549 550 550 550 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 549 Mixed 479 SusWrite 549 114% 505 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 36.9 130% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 178 140% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 95%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 232 143 149 147 140 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 398 Write 274 Mixed 178 SusWrite 183 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 29.2 117% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 69.6 99% 190 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 89%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 489 486 488 490 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 474 Mixed 435 SusWrite 488 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.1 211% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
Jmicron H/W RAID5 72TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 50.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 244 235 237 237 239 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	135% Outstanding	Read 234 Write 196 Mixed 134 SusWrite 235 147% 200 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0 392% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 137%
H/W RAID 5 30TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 22TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 195 198 191 202 194 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 217 Write 202 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 192 216% 166 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 61% 3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6400J3239F482x31.5GB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	MC Read 87.8 MC Write 83.1 MC Mixed 80.2 239% 83.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 54.1 SC Mixed 38.2 113% 39.7 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 234%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0P 0R 0G 1B (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	72	60	60	84.6"	1280 720	SAM0D42 SAMSUNG

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Gaming 460%

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 611%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	351x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $505Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	57x
Core i9-13900KIntel $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	30x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,777Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	258x
RTX 4080Nvidia $950Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	28x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $773Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	25x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	123x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $327Bench 491%, 2,904 samples	59x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	29x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	43x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	31x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	23x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $2,446

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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