Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 473% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 642% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	402% 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	723% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	87.5 GB free of 96 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '24 at 21:32
Run Duration	353 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$525 8,839 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 72.8 1-Core 238 2-Core 474 132% 262 Pts	4-Core 933 8-Core 1,717 159% 1,325 Pts	64-Core 4,315 267% 4,315 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,791 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5104) CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	402% Outstanding	Lighting 652 Reflection 578 Parallax 770 531% 667 fps	MRender 533 Gravity 572 Splatting 308 369% 471 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 402% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT4000T700SSD3 4TB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 743% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: PACR5102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3253 4384 5126 5430 5403 5388 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	723% Outstanding	Read 6,459 Write 7716 Mixed 2,517 SusWrite 4,831 1,208% 5,381 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 94.5 330% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1791 DQ Write 1,258 DQ Mixed 1,540 1,146% 1,530 MB/s
Poor: 381% ↑ This bench: 723% Great: 999%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$318 2,201 User benchmarks, average bench 494% 3.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2287 2461 2769 2839 2838 2727 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	385% Outstanding	Read 1,462 Write 2608 Mixed 1,789 SusWrite 2,653 485% 2,128 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 86 288% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,909 DQ Write 1,474 DQ Mixed 1,670 1,255% 1,684 MB/s
Poor: 306% ↑ This bench: 385% Great: 631%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$318 2,201 User benchmarks, average bench 494% 3.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2352 2482 2846 2888 2730 2915 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 1,352 Write 2598 Mixed 1,484 SusWrite 2,702 464% 2,034 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 83.4 278% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,933 DQ Write 1,482 DQ Mixed 1,673 1,260% 1,696 MB/s
Poor: 306% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 631%
ST20000NM007D-3DJ103 20TB 279 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 18.5TB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 269 261 266 264 263 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 255 Write 238 Mixed 144 SusWrite 264 51% 225 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 14.8 4K Mixed 0.9 40% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 4.1 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.8 2% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX CMP96GX5M2B6400C32 2x31.5GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	MC Read 61.6 MC Write 62.1 MC Mixed 58.2 173% 60.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 28.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 251%

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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	60	34.1"	1280 720	ACI3433 ROG PG348Q

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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 $525Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	341x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $512Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	57x
Core i9-13900KIntel $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	29x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,791Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	250x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	28x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	25x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	121x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $318Bench 494%, 2,201 samples	58x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	28x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	41x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	31x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	23x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,486

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 $45	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