Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	665% 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	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, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	119.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230926
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '24 at 01:09
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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-$500 12,283 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 76.9 1-Core 238 2-Core 475 133% 263 Pts	4-Core 956 8-Core 1,809 165% 1,382 Pts	64-Core 4,463 276% 4,463 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-S (Super)-$965 6,484 User benchmarks, average bench 300% MSI(1462 511C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3210 MHz, MLim: 5875 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.52 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 448 Reflection 447 Parallax 480 366% 458 fps	Gravity 399 Splatting 257 280% 328 fps
Poor: 283% Great: 315%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6635 6712 6978 4149 3635 3614 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	665% Outstanding	Read 3,190 Write 5,636 Mixed 3,521 SusWrite 5,287 1,003% 4,408 MB/s	4K Read 72 4K Write 276 4K Mixed 118 406% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 2,227 DQ Write 1,771 DQ Mixed 1,974 1,484% 1,990 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 665% Great: 541%
Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 4000GB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 519% 3.5TB free Firmware: 624331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4885 4919 4920 4920 4943 4974 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	732% Outstanding	Read 4,765 Write 5,040 Mixed 3,288 SusWrite 4,927 1,015% 4,505 MB/s	4K Read 77.6 4K Write 361 4K Mixed 117 458% 185 MB/s	DQ Read 2,589 DQ Write 1985 DQ Mixed 2231 1,684% 2,268 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 732% Great: 691%
Nvme WD_BLACK AN1500 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 288% 2TB free Firmware: 10271043 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2109 2094 2080 2077 2070 2072 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,145 Write 2,098 Mixed 1,627 SusWrite 2,084 448% 1,989 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 69.8 260% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 2304 DQ Write 1,733 DQ Mixed 1,964 1,483% 2,000 MB/s
Poor: 262% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 357%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH64GX5M2B6400C32 4x31.8GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 52.9 MC Write 53.3 MC Mixed 51.2 150% 52.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 31 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 192%

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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	69	57	170	26.9"	1280 720	AUS27FC XG27AQV

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Gaming 453%

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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 $459Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,890x
Core i9-14900KIntel $500Bench 131%, 12,283 samples	314x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $570Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	294x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,600x
RTX 4080Nvidia $958Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	274x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	177x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	545x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	445x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	198x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	202x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	144x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	124x

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