Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 367% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 547% 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	375% 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	265% 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	72.3 GB free of 96 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240418
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 08 '24 at 03:43
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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-$485 12,283 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 69.4 1-Core 226 2-Core 451 126% 249 Pts	4-Core 720 8-Core 1,646 136% 1,183 Pts	64-Core 4,120 255% 4,120 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,500 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40DA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	375% Outstanding	Lighting 598 Reflection 563 Parallax 756 487% 639 fps	MRender 518 Gravity 559 Splatting 284 354% 454 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 500GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 61 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 2,172 Mixed 1,519 SusWrite 59.8 346% 1,558 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 84.9 298% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,711 DQ Write 1,432 DQ Mixed 1540 1,162% 1561 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$229 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 67 53 39 39 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 89% Great: 133%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$112 327,441 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 838GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	712% Outstanding	Read 7,508 Write 79.4 Mixed 162 SusWrite 7.9 403% 1,939 MB/s	4K Read 1,017 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 9.4 1,555% 344 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 712% Great: 477%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 221GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 0.4 20 39 39 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	706% Outstanding	Read 7,353 Write 79.8 Mixed 162 SusWrite 24.5 396% 1,905 MB/s	4K Read 1,015 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 10.3 1,554% 343 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 706% Great: 508%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 65 7.9 0 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 68%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 5 3.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX 7200 C36 4x24GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 4 of 4 slots used 96GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 49.5 MC Write 51 MC Mixed 47.1 141% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 25.9 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 208%

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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	47	12	240	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 609%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $485Bench 131%, 12,283 samples	379x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $499Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	65x
Core i9-13900KIntel $440Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	30x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,500Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	279x
RTX 4080Nvidia $960Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	30x
RTX 4080-S (Super)Nvidia $700Bench 300%, 6,484 samples	29x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	137x
990 Pro M.2 4TBSamsung $289Bench 488%, 4,063 samples	68x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	30x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x32GBG.SKILL $200Bench 188%, 6,571 samples	45x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	31x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 7200 C34 2x16GBG.SKILL $130Bench 201%, 3,920 samples	24x

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