Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 364% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 500% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	295% 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	607% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	117.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230926
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '24 at 23:34
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$509 8,839 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 78.4 1-Core 240 2-Core 479 135% 266 Pts	4-Core 954 8-Core 1,827 165% 1,391 Pts	64-Core 4,566 283% 4,566 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-S (Super)-$992 3,474 User benchmarks, average bench 300% MSI(1462 511C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	295% Outstanding	Lighting 448 Reflection 443 Parallax 474 365% 455 fps	MRender 516 Gravity 389 Splatting 257 302% 387 fps
Poor: 279% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 314%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5882 6593 6584 4708 3594 3582 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	607% Outstanding	Read 3,040 Write 6610 Mixed 3,634 SusWrite 5,157 1,051% 4,610 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 98.7 324% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,729 DQ Write 1,427 DQ Mixed 1,534 1,161% 1,563 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 607% Great: 541%
Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 4000GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 514% 3.5TB free Firmware: 624331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4790 4918 4915 4918 4914 4915 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	712% Outstanding	Read 4,725 Write 4963 Mixed 3,342 SusWrite 4895 1,010% 4,481 MB/s	4K Read 82.7 4K Write 309 4K Mixed 114 435% 169 MB/s	DQ Read 2,378 DQ Write 1,723 DQ Mixed 1,962 1,490% 2,021 MB/s
Poor: 260% ↑ This bench: 712% Great: 686%
Nvme WD_BLACK AN1500 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 288% 1.5TB free Firmware: 10271043 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2023 2047 2048 2056 2035 2051 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,145 Write 2,060 Mixed 1,613 SusWrite 2,043 443% 1,965 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 61.9 237% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,916 DQ Write 1,425 DQ Mixed 1,643 1,236% 1,661 MB/s
Poor: 262% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 357%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH64GX5M2B6400C32 4x31.8GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	MC Read 55.8 MC Write 55 MC Mixed 52.8 156% 54.5 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 30 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 192%

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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	170	26.9"	1280 720	AUS27FC XG27AQV

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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 $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,853x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	289x
Core i9-14900KIntel $509Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	285x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,554x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	266x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	526x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	438x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	197x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	134x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	121x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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