Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	513% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	52.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220812
Uptime	9.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '24 at 23:40
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$292 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 68.7 1-Core 209 2-Core 414 117% 230 Pts	4-Core 810 8-Core 1,563 141% 1,186 Pts	64-Core 2,746 170% 2,746 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 293 Reflection 254 Parallax 287 238% 278 fps	Gravity 233 Splatting 168 173% 201 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2629 2979 2993 3433 3421 3433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	513% Outstanding	Read 2,958 Write 3,463 Mixed 3,138 SusWrite 3,148 718% 3,177 MB/s	4K Read 82.8 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 123 399% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,963 DQ Write 1,541 DQ Mixed 1,732 1,301% 1745 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 513% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2609 3192 3221 3242 3239 3254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	492% Outstanding	Read 2,643 Write 3,266 Mixed 2,997 SusWrite 3,126 682% 3,008 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 112 363% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 2,088 DQ Write 1,626 DQ Mixed 1845 1,384% 1,853 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 492% Great: 526%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$540 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 7TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 487 491 490 490 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 483 Mixed 429 SusWrite 490 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 58.9 204% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 342 258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$540 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 5.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 487 490 489 489 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 434 SusWrite 489 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 57.1 200% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 341 257% 345 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2X6200C36 4x16GB 709 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 47.9 MC Write 49 MC Mixed 47.7 138% 48.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 27.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 210%

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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	58	75	24.5"	1280 720	SPT0CB3 T32

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 280%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $292Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,966x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	371x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	351x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	703x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	695x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	354x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	580x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	554x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	143x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	232x
Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GBGBench 179%, 2,713 samples	203x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	180x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $515	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