Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 475% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 652% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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	396% 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	604% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	51.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240417
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	May 05 '24 at 23:05
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$462 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 79.5 1-Core 237 2-Core 466 133% 261 Pts	4-Core 923 8-Core 1,814 162% 1,368 Pts	64-Core 4,396 272% 4,396 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,650 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 22.5GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	396% Outstanding	Lighting 635 Reflection 598 Parallax 800 518% 678 fps	MRender 544 Gravity 589 Splatting 306 375% 480 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 396% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 4TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 451% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4657 4686 4719 4746 4737 4742 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	604% Outstanding	Read 2930 Write 1,250 Mixed 2,649 SusWrite 4,714 651% 2,886 MB/s	4K Read 93.6 4K Write 259 4K Mixed 140 458% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 1,493 DQ Write 1,047 DQ Mixed 1264 946% 1,268 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 604% Great: 606%
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: 4554 4593 4615 4615 4606 4599 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	633% Outstanding	Read 4,373 Write 4,443 Mixed 3,172 SusWrite 4597 935% 4,146 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 97.6 338% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 2,056 DQ Write 1,218 DQ Mixed 1553 1,179% 1,609 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 633% Great: 691%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 13.5TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 212 214 213 214 215 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 217 Write 100 Mixed 108 SusWrite 213 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 1.2 46% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 4.3 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX5M2B6000Z30 2x31.5GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	166% Outstanding	MC Read 66.7 MC Write 66 MC Mixed 62.6 186% 65.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 29.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 310%

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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	60	55"	1280 720	SNYB905 SONY TV *30

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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 $462Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,882x
Core i9-14900KIntel $490Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	311x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	292x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,590x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	272x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	176x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	541x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	442x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	198x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	201x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	142x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	122x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $2,280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16