Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 530% UFO	Desktop 133% UFO	Workstation 700% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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	406% 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	876% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	86.3 GB free of 96 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '24 at 01:43
Run Duration	388 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 (98^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 248 2-Core 490 143% 277 Pts	4-Core 965 8-Core 1,849 167% 1,407 Pts	64-Core 4,487 278% 4,487 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,760 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 (95^th percentile)	406% Outstanding	Lighting 662 Reflection 586 Parallax 774 540% 674 fps	MRender 540 Gravity 578 Splatting 302 370% 473 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 406% 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: 5714 6121 6496 7143 7172 7018 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	876% Outstanding	Read 7,239 Write 7,389 Mixed 3,524 SusWrite 6,611 1,391% 6,191 MB/s	4K Read 86.7 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 129 419% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,334 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 1,206 890% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 381% ↑ This bench: 876% Great: 999%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$327 2,904 User benchmarks, average bench 491% 2.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3037 4208 4161 4177 3764 3854 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	502% Outstanding	Read 2,744 Write 4,093 Mixed 2,027 SusWrite 3,867 721% 3,183 MB/s	4K Read 76.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 102 322% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,391 DQ Write 1,111 DQ Mixed 1,240 931% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 315% ↑ This bench: 502% Great: 616%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$327 2,904 User benchmarks, average bench 491% 3.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3169 3579 3505 3745 3832 3817 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	486% Outstanding	Read 2,655 Write 3,972 Mixed 2,222 SusWrite 3,608 706% 3,114 MB/s	4K Read 77.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 105 329% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 1,270 952% 1,274 MB/s
Poor: 315% ↑ This bench: 486% Great: 616%
ST20000NM007D-3DJ103 20TB 279 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 18.5TB free Firmware: SN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 266 Write 250 Mixed 160 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 22.1 4K Mixed 0.2 76% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 17.7 DQ Mixed 1.1 3% 6.37 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 47%
Sandisk Extreme Pro 55AF 2TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 1084 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 39.4 Write 39.5 Mixed 38.6 9% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 13.4 43% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 24.6 DQ Write 21.5 DQ Mixed 23 17% 23 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 82%

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)	230% Outstanding	MC Read 91.3 MC Write 93.3 MC Mixed 87.5 259% 90.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 56.5 SC Mixed 43.4 122% 42.8 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 230% 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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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	351x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $505Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	57x
Core i9-13900KIntel $461Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	30x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,760Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	258x
RTX 4080Nvidia $930Bench 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	123x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $327Bench 491%, 2,904 samples	59x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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	23x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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) $39	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