Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 462% UFO	Desktop 127% UFO	Workstation 611% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 131%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	370% 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	632% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	119.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220920
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '24 at 17:39
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$530 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 as expected (59^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 240 2-Core 480 137% 268 Pts	4-Core 949 8-Core 1,791 163% 1,370 Pts	64-Core 4,280 265% 4,280 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 165B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	370% Outstanding	Lighting 588 Reflection 554 Parallax 686 479% 610 fps	MRender 514 Gravity 552 Splatting 291 354% 452 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP4000GM30013 4TB 649 User benchmarks, average bench 494% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3791 4467 4578 4851 4865 4872 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	632% Outstanding	Read 2,842 Write 4,547 Mixed 3,128 SusWrite 4,571 857% 3,772 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 352 4K Mixed 125 447% 181 MB/s	DQ Read 2,504 DQ Write 2,062 DQ Mixed 2,339 1,736% 2,302 MB/s
Poor: 300% ↑ This bench: 632% Great: 624%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$540 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 435 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 62.2 216% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 342 246% 314 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 129%
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP4000GM30013 4TB 649 User benchmarks, average bench 494% 170GB free Firmware: SU6SM003 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,857 Write 5,116 Mixed 3,128 835% 3,700 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 303 4K Mixed 117 402% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 2,564 DQ Write 2,169 DQ Mixed 2,202 1,695% 2,312 MB/s
Poor: 300% Great: 624%
Seagate ST18000NE000-2YY101 18TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 7TB free Firmware: EN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 262 Write 260 Mixed 158 168% 227 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 1 2,471% 20.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 93%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 674GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 150 Write 164 Mixed 107 178% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 99%
WD easystore 264D 18TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 16.5TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 216 Write 221 Mixed 159 251% 199 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 2.8 433% 6.23 MB/s	DQ Read 3.6 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 2.2 408% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 111%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 983GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 129 Write 140 Mixed 88.4 150% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.2 220% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1230 5TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 30GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 63.4 Write 64.5 Mixed 53.2 77% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 63%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 38GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 126 Write 138 Mixed 93.8 152% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.4 224% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 99%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 570GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 92.6 Write 94 Mixed 55.3 100% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 44%
WD My Book 25DA 5TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 590GB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 106 105 106 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 100 Write 105 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 105 138% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF548C38-32 4x31.8GB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	MC Read 63.6 MC Write 61.9 MC Mixed 60 177% 61.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 35.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 161%

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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	72	60	160	27.2"	1280 720	IOC9040 27M2V

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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 596%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel $490Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,849x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	289x
Core i9-14900KIntel $530Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	284x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,551x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	265x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	526x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	438x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	197x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	134x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	121x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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