Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	186% 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	545% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

29 days ago, 29 days ago, 29 days ago, 28 days ago, 27 days ago, 24 days ago, 24 days ago, 24 days ago, 24 days ago, 23 days ago, 22 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240417
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '24 at 20:12
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700KF-$291 20,009 User benchmarks, average bench 126% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Memory 96.1 96% 96.1 Pts
Poor: 121% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$879 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4950 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	186% Outstanding	Lighting 269 Reflection 338 Parallax 303 219% 303 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 225 Splatting 171 185% 236 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$89 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 778GB free (System drive) Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2728 3680 4230 2277 1235 1340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	545% Outstanding	Read 4,103 Write 4,344 Mixed 3,220 SusWrite 2,582 801% 3,562 MB/s	4K Read 75.2 4K Write 297 4K Mixed 102 402% 158 MB/s	DQ Read 2,412 DQ Write 2,154 DQ Mixed 2,310 1,725% 2,292 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 545% Great: 598%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$121 27,484 User benchmarks, average bench 411% 838GB free Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4609 4703 3293 1730 1720 1718 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	576% Outstanding	Read 3,326 Write 4,175 Mixed 3,575 SusWrite 2962 794% 3,510 MB/s	4K Read 101 4K Write 357 4K Mixed 154 539% 204 MB/s	DQ Read 2,254 DQ Write 2,022 DQ Mixed 2,133 1,601% 2,136 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 576% Great: 521%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 477GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1790 1792 1794 1794 1795 1793 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,286 Write 1789 Mixed 1,012 SusWrite 1,793 385% 1,720 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 82.3 302% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 1,313 DQ Mixed 1,218 942% 1,282 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 353%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc UD5-7200 2x16GB 1,302 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	MC Read 105 MC Write 106 MC Mixed 98.2 295% 103 GB/s	SC Read 35.4 SC Write 55 SC Mixed 46.7 130% 45.7 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 260% 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	58	360	24.5"	1280 720	AUS25B5 ROG PG259QN

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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	1,875x
Core i9-14900KIntel $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	305x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	291x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,756Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,583x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	272x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	174x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	538x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 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	139x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	122x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $2,385

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 $361	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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