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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	650% 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.

CPU throttled at 92% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.5 GB free of 64 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 06 '22 at 00:49
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$320 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 72.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 242 79% 145 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 879 82% 682 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 343 Reflection 317 Parallax 356 280% 339 fps	Gravity 281 Splatting 203 209% 242 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 409 408 410 409 407 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 402 Mixed 268 SusWrite 408 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 35 123% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 189 165% 244 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 121%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5521 5532 5542 5531 3489 3090 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	650% Outstanding	Read 5,074 Write 5701 Mixed 4,333 SusWrite 4,784 1,122% 4,973 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 93.1 304% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,449 DQ Write 1,246 DQ Mixed 1,371 1,021% 1,355 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 650% Great: 541%
Nvme PCIe SSD 2TB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 600GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2223 1063 390 962 1041 1037 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1,692 Write 2,201 Mixed 1,876 SusWrite 1,119 389% 1,722 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 86.9 304% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,443 DQ Write 1,218 DQ Mixed 1,299 982% 1,320 MB/s
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 289%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 926GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 206 204 206 203 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 150 Mixed 85 SusWrite 202 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 4x16GB 1,024 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	MC Read 60.9 MC Write 72.4 MC Mixed 66.7 190% 66.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 18.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 95.4 42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 192%

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Gaming 239%

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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 $320Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,963x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $263Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	371x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	351x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	702x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	695x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	354x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	580x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	553x
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	179x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,686

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