Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 531% UFO	Desktop 133% UFO	Workstation 704% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 138%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	405% 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	855% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	86.2 GB free of 96 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231208
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '24 at 23:33
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 245 2-Core 492 143% 278 Pts	4-Core 967 8-Core 1,873 168% 1,420 Pts	64-Core 4,528 280% 4,528 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,756 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 (92^nd percentile)	405% Outstanding	Lighting 663 Reflection 591 Parallax 786 541% 680 fps	MRender 541 Gravity 579 Splatting 276 362% 465 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 405% 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: 5561 6235 6364 7112 7176 7182 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	855% Outstanding	Read 6,883 Write 6,894 Mixed 3,374 SusWrite 6,605 1,335% 5,939 MB/s	4K Read 83.9 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 120 400% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,345 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 1,214 895% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 381% ↑ This bench: 855% Great: 999%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$326 2,904 User benchmarks, average bench 491% 3TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2662 3064 3937 4303 4329 4181 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	484% Outstanding	Read 2,487 Write 3,794 Mixed 2,111 SusWrite 3,746 688% 3,034 MB/s	4K Read 74.1 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 100 319% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1410 DQ Write 1,118 DQ Mixed 1,256 942% 1,261 MB/s
Poor: 315% ↑ This bench: 484% Great: 616%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$326 2,904 User benchmarks, average bench 491% 3.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2909 3370 3902 3889 3817 3847 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	480% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 3,794 Mixed 2,061 SusWrite 3,622 681% 3,004 MB/s	4K Read 75.5 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 102 325% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,408 DQ Write 1102 DQ Mixed 1,258 941% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 315% ↑ This bench: 480% Great: 616%
ST20000NM007D-3DJ103 20TB 279 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 18.5TB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 271 263 270 263 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 265 Write 259 Mixed 136 SusWrite 266 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 21.5 4K Mixed 0.4 69% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 4 DQ Write 16.3 DQ Mixed 0.4 3% 6.9 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.6% 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 @ 6400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	MC Read 89.4 MC Write 93.5 MC Mixed 87.9 258% 90.3 GB/s	SC Read 30.7 SC Write 56.2 SC Mixed 43.3 124% 43.4 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 229% 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 $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	354x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $505Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	57x
Core i9-13900KIntel $460Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	30x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,756Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	261x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 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	124x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $326Bench 491%, 2,904 samples	62x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 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	24x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $29	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