Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 529% UFO	Desktop 132% UFO	Workstation 705% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 137%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	408% 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	848% 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.

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	84.8 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 19 '24 at 00:56
Run Duration	363 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 5.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 246 2-Core 492 143% 278 Pts	4-Core 954 8-Core 1,857 166% 1,405 Pts	64-Core 4,524 280% 4,524 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 137% 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 (97^th percentile)	408% Outstanding	Lighting 664 Reflection 587 Parallax 787 541% 679 fps	MRender 540 Gravity 580 Splatting 313 374% 477 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 408% 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: 5897 6352 6508 7051 7144 7135 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	848% Outstanding	Read 6,744 Write 6,712 Mixed 3,424 SusWrite 6,681 1,324% 5,890 MB/s	4K Read 78.3 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 117 382% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,329 DQ Write 991 DQ Mixed 1,185 879% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 381% ↑ This bench: 848% 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: 3217 3226 3628 3612 3632 3656 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	491% Outstanding	Read 3,049 Write 4,221 Mixed 2,264 SusWrite 3,495 737% 3,257 MB/s	4K Read 79.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 99.3 322% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,396 DQ Write 1093 DQ Mixed 1,243 930% 1,244 MB/s
Poor: 315% ↑ This bench: 491% 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: 3230 3327 4231 4269 4247 3758 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	517% Outstanding	Read 3,041 Write 4,378 Mixed 2,357 SusWrite 3,844 771% 3,405 MB/s	4K Read 81.1 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 107 333% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,419 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1,270 949% 1,267 MB/s
Poor: 315% ↑ This bench: 517% Great: 616%
ST20000NM007D-3DJ103 20TB 279 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 18.5TB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 271 264 271 263 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 265 Write 233 Mixed 154 SusWrite 266 52% 229 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 20 4K Mixed 1.2 62% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 4.3 DQ Write 21.1 DQ Mixed 2.3 5% 9.23 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44% 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 91.5 MC Write 92.9 MC Mixed 88.4 260% 90.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 54.5 SC Mixed 42.6 117% 41.1 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 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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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