Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 469% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 638% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 129%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	382% 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	244% 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	96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB 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 DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	86.9 GB free of 96 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '23 at 08:04
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 5.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 240 2-Core 475 135% 265 Pts	4-Core 952 8-Core 1,835 166% 1,394 Pts	64-Core 4,444 275% 4,444 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 165B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	382% Outstanding	Lighting 616 Reflection 760 Parallax 668 502% 682 fps	MRender 503 Gravity 560 Splatting 288 352% 450 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2130 2TB SSD 1,181 User benchmarks, average bench 243% 492GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS213530 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1201 226 315 271 212 216 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,367 Write 2,595 Mixed 1,479 SusWrite 407 331% 1,462 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 86.9 318% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,319 DQ Write 1,670 DQ Mixed 1510 1,135% 1,500 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 382%
CT4000P3PSSD8 4TB 3,703 User benchmarks, average bench 357% 233GB free Firmware: P9CR40A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,855 Write 3,996 Mixed 2506 631% 2,786 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 303 4K Mixed 98.6 377% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 2,314 DQ Write 1,733 DQ Mixed 2007 1,505% 2,018 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 535%
WDC WD121PURP-74B5SY0 12TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 135 135 136 136 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 154 Write 159 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 136 31% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 1.4 10% 4.53 MB/s	DQ Read 2.5 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 5.1 4% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 28%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3276 3365 3301 3229 3102 3254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	524% Outstanding	Read 2884 Write 3,273 Mixed 3,000 SusWrite 3,254 702% 3,103 MB/s	4K Read 77.9 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 116 380% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 2,343 DQ Write 1,775 DQ Mixed 2041 1,531% 2,053 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 524% Great: 526%
WDC WD121PURP-74B5SY0 12TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 184 184 186 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 160 Write 157 Mixed 101 SusWrite 185 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 1.5 9% 4.2 MB/s	DQ Read 2.7 DQ Write 8 DQ Mixed 3.5 3% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 28%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 0GB free Firmware: CC44 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 86.1 Write 39.7 Mixed 55.8 46% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 354% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6800J3446F482x31.5GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	184% Outstanding	MC Read 75 MC Write 73.6 MC Mixed 68.9 207% 72.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 54.1 SC Mixed 31.8 102% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 171% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 231%

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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	68	56	144	31.5"	1280 720	GBT4300 AORUS FV43U

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO Builds (Compare 463 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 460%

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 611%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	326x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $519Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	56x
Core i9-13900KIntel $460Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	28x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	236x
RTX 4080Nvidia $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	27x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	25x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $184Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	114x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $310Bench 494%, 2,201 samples	57x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	28x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	40x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	31x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	22x

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Total price: $2,483

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16