Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	256% 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	455% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	50.4 GB free of 64 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '23 at 16:22
Run Duration	419 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900KS-$590 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Memory 79.7 80% 79.7 Pts
Poor: 123% Great: 138%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$780 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% Asus(1043 88A7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3315 MHz, MLim: 5363 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Lighting 378 Reflection 363 Parallax 386 308% 376 fps	MRender 490 Gravity 316 Splatting 228 268% 345 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4200 4268 2292 1931 1937 2074 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	455% Outstanding	Read 2,103 Write 4,393 Mixed 3342 SusWrite 2,784 719% 3,156 MB/s	4K Read 89.6 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 132 433% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 1,524 DQ Write 1,415 DQ Mixed 1,464 1,100% 1,468 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 455% Great: 592%
WDC WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 129 123 122 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 156 Write 172 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 125 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 1 8% 3.6 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 6.7 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 22%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 674GB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4252 4266 4161 4117 4074 2699 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	539% Outstanding	Read 2,075 Write 4,698 Mixed 3,550 SusWrite 3928 814% 3,563 MB/s	4K Read 93.4 4K Write 274 4K Mixed 136 461% 168 MB/s	DQ Read 1,789 DQ Write 1508 DQ Mixed 1,664 1,242% 1,654 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 539% Great: 592%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2316 2203 2227 1886 1478 1474 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	394% Outstanding	Read 2,468 Write 2,329 Mixed 1894 SusWrite 1,931 485% 2,155 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 92.3 319% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,876 DQ Write 1,661 DQ Mixed 1764 1,324% 1,767 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 394% Great: 435%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$280 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 468 473 472 466 454 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 446 Mixed 410 SusWrite 468 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 48 164% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 128%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 6.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 171 177 167 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 164 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 167 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 223% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 97%
WD WD141KRYZ-01C66B0 14TB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 6TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 215 209 202 211 214 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 229 Mixed 138 SusWrite 211 145% 198 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 3.2 559% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 137%
WD WD141KRYZ-01C66B0 14TB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 192 201 194 189 189 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 180 Mixed 121 SusWrite 193 123% 167 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 2.7 583% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 137%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$206 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 138 143 135 138 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 210 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 139 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.3 295% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX5M2B5600C40 2x31.5GB 2,249 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	179% Outstanding	MC Read 73.7 MC Write 68.6 MC Mixed 67.6 200% 70 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 34.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 194%

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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	60	60	32"	1280 720	BNQ7954 BenQ EW3280U

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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 $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,855x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	289x
Core i9-14900KIntel $525Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	286x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,791Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,557x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	267x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	526x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	438x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	197x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	135x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	121x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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