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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	656% 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

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	118.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230926
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '24 at 23:13
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 237 2-Core 475 133% 263 Pts	4-Core 951 8-Core 1,714 160% 1,333 Pts	64-Core 4,508 279% 4,508 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-S (Super)-$977 3,474 User benchmarks, average bench 300% MSI(1462 511C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.52 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 441 Reflection 444 Parallax 465 360% 450 fps	Gravity 382 Splatting 257 274% 320 fps
Poor: 279% Great: 314%

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: 6156 6837 6927 4339 3629 3624 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	656% Outstanding	Read 3,080 Write 6,441 Mixed 3,457 SusWrite 5,252 1,038% 4,558 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 271 4K Mixed 117 393% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 2,254 DQ Write 1,796 DQ Mixed 2,006 1,506% 2,019 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 656% 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: 4990 5003 4995 4979 4972 4961 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	736% Outstanding	Read 4,710 Write 4,988 Mixed 3347 SusWrite 4,983 1,016% 4,507 MB/s	4K Read 87.1 4K Write 349 4K Mixed 117 467% 184 MB/s	DQ Read 2,604 DQ Write 1,975 DQ Mixed 2,234 1,685% 2,271 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 736% Great: 691%
Nvme WD_BLACK AN1500 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 288% 1.5TB free Firmware: 10271043 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2057 2072 2075 2065 2062 2066 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 2,173 Write 2,080 Mixed 1,641 SusWrite 2066 448% 1,990 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 71.2 264% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 2,292 DQ Write 1,634 DQ Mixed 1,986 1,477% 1,970 MB/s
Poor: 262% ↑ This bench: 381% 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 53.7 MC Write 53.3 MC Mixed 50.5 150% 52.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 31.4 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 88 46% 88 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	70	57	170	26.9"	1280 720	AUS27FC XG27AQV

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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 $461Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,872x
Core i9-14900KIntel $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	304x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	291x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,760Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,580x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	271x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	174x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	536x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	441x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	198x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	200x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	137x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	122x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $2,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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