Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 477% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 641% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 126%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	397% 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	412% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	52.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '24 at 20:21
Run Duration	493 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$475 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 76 1-Core 234 2-Core 463 131% 258 Pts	4-Core 942 8-Core 1,779 162% 1,361 Pts	64-Core 4,240 262% 4,240 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	397% Outstanding	Lighting 646 Reflection 570 Parallax 778 527% 665 fps	MRender 527 Gravity 567 Splatting 290 360% 462 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 397% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB 1,507 User benchmarks, average bench 475% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1601 1910 1880 1882 1974 1921 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	412% Outstanding	Read 2,577 Write 4,386 Mixed 3,112 SusWrite 1,861 676% 2,984 MB/s	4K Read 89.7 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 132 432% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,588 DQ Write 1,142 DQ Mixed 1,337 1,007% 1,356 MB/s
Poor: 271% ↑ This bench: 412% Great: 660%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 404% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2861 3524 3511 3496 3531 3503 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	476% Outstanding	Read 2,615 Write 3391 Mixed 2,764 SusWrite 3,404 690% 3,044 MB/s	4K Read 70.4 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 97.5 327% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,612 DQ Write 1,184 DQ Mixed 1,370 1,031% 1,389 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 476% Great: 528%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB 3,193 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 826GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2409 2254 1518 1502 1531 1532 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,548 Write 2,294 Mixed 1,828 SusWrite 1,791 475% 2,115 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 89.6 299% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,617 DQ Write 1,160 DQ Mixed 1356 1,022% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 421%
Nvme KXG60ZNV1T02 TOSHIBA 1024GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 774GB free Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1927 1570 1562 1517 1523 1520 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 2,030 Mixed 1,577 SusWrite 1,603 406% 1803 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 75.9 263% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,335 DQ Write 1,155 DQ Mixed 990 812% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 338%
PNY CS13 11 480GB SSD 221 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 447GB free Firmware: 8302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 380 178 176 176 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 387 Write 390 Mixed 304 SusWrite 242 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 19.3 72% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 52.4 61% 105 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 90%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 477GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 37.3 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 19.3 7% 32.1 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 12.9 46% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 23.2 DQ Write 24.2 DQ Mixed 22.3 17% 23.2 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 119%
SSK 1TB 184 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 686GB free Firmware: 0206 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.8% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 38.3 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 19.2 7% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 12.1 44% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 14.9 DQ Write 17.7 DQ Mixed 16.1 12% 16.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 90%
WD WD8002FZWX-00BKUA0 8TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 6.5TB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 235 240 225 236 233 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 139%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 219GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 109 109 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 110 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX5M2B6400C32 2x31.5GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	156% Outstanding	MC Read 62.2 MC Write 61.2 MC Mixed 59.1 174% 60.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 31.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 89.9 44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 247%

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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	144	37.5"	3840 1517	DELA17F Dell AW3821DW

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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 $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,834x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	288x
Core i9-14900KIntel $549Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,528x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,143Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	260x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $179Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	520x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	433x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	194x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	195x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	132x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	120x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16