Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 228% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 295% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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	176% 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	440% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	22.8 GB free of 32 GB
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '23 at 13:09
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 89.6 1-Core 237 2-Core 471 137% 266 Pts	4-Core 937 8-Core 1,766 161% 1,351 Pts	64-Core 4,180 259% 4,180 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gainward(10B0 2204) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 298 Parallax 330 188% 286 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 256 Splatting 190 208% 265 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$186 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 934GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4152 4045 4120 3285 1852 1916 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	440% Outstanding	Read 1,716 Write 3,746 Mixed 2,823 SusWrite 3,228 657% 2,878 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 103 339% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,748 DQ Write 1,345 DQ Mixed 1513 1,141% 1,536 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 440% Great: 592%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 312GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 436 406 469 475 470 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 369 Mixed 280 SusWrite 456 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 30.6 101% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 146 163% 276 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 118%
Team T253X2002T 2TB 382 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 897GB free Firmware: H191113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 447 447 447 448 448 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 373 Write 367 Mixed 276 SusWrite 450 83% 366 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 25.3 91% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 240 178% 233 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 101%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 289GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1782 916 602 602 602 601 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1429 Write 1326 Mixed 724 SusWrite 851 242% 1,082 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 45.6 183% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 1,421 DQ Mixed 918 780% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX5M2B6000Z30 2x16GB 6,446 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	196% Outstanding	MC Read 80.9 MC Write 77.4 MC Mixed 74 221% 77.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 51.8 SC Mixed 33 104% 36.3 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 218%

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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	240	48.7"	1280 720	SAM71AC LS49AG95

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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	322x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $522Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	56x
Core i9-13900KIntel $471Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	28x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	232x
RTX 4080Nvidia $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	27x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	25x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $186Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	113x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $310Bench 494%, 2,201 samples	57x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	28x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	40x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	31x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	21x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,485

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16