Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 453% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 566% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	368% 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	350% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	43.7 GB free of 48 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '23 at 19:53
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$475 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 237 2-Core 472 135% 264 Pts	4-Core 931 8-Core 1,816 163% 1,374 Pts	64-Core 3,538 219% 3,538 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Zotac(19DA 1675) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	368% Outstanding	Lighting 582 Reflection 548 Parallax 654 474% 595 fps	MRender 497 Gravity 563 Splatting 300 356% 453 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 5 Volume 4TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 3TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3098 4309 3860 4723 3708 3815 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 550 Write 406 Mixed 398 SusWrite 3,919 302% 1,318 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 15.2 64% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 2,428 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 1,100 938% 1,424 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 350%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 190 192 192 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 198 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 192 125% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GB 389 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 2 of 4 slots used 48GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7400 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	219% Outstanding	MC Read 96.8 MC Write 83.5 MC Mixed 83 251% 87.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 33.3 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 275%

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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	71	59	240	27.7"	1920 1080	ACR0585 Acer XB272

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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 $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,829x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	287x
Core i9-14900KIntel $540Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	266x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,522x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	260x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $190Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	517x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	430x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	193x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	195x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	131x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	119x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $2,465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16