Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 361% UFO	Desktop 127% UFO	Workstation 471% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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	291% 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	977% 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	192GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 192GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	179.7 GB free of 192 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240418
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	May 29 '24 at 20:25
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900KS-$560 343 User benchmarks, average bench 133% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 73.6 1-Core 259 2-Core 495 139% 276 Pts	4-Core 988 8-Core 1,873 170% 1,430 Pts	64-Core 4,001 248% 4,001 Pts
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 140%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-S (Super)-$964 6,484 User benchmarks, average bench 300% Asus(1043 8962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 555.85 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	291% Outstanding	Lighting 442 Reflection 430 Parallax 487 360% 453 fps	MRender 500 Gravity 378 Splatting 252 294% 376 fps
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 315%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial T705 M.2 4TB-$515 36 User benchmarks, average bench 761% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: PACR5111 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6750 7324 7079 7717 7713 6699 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	977% Outstanding	Read 7435 Write 7,804 Mixed 3,598 SusWrite 7,214 1,465% 6,513 MB/s	4K Read 89.4 4K Write 315 4K Mixed 141 483% 182 MB/s	DQ Read 2,246 DQ Write 1,764 DQ Mixed 2,005 1,500% 2,005 MB/s
Poor: 555% ↑ This bench: 977% Great: 977%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 182 179 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 162 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 181 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.4 195% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX CMP96GX5M2B6600C32 4x31.8GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 53.9 MC Write 54.1 MC Mixed 50.8 151% 52.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 31.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 170%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 49: 0P 5R 8G 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
3%	20%	5	192	7	144	27"	2560 1377	AOC2713 AG271QG

History: Score 3: 0P 0R 1G 0B | Score 49: 0P 5R 8G 0B

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Gaming 459%

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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	378x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $505Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	65x
Core i9-13900KIntel $451Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	30x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,500Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	278x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	30x
RTX 4080-S (Super)Nvidia $964Bench 300%, 6,484 samples	29x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	136x
990 Pro M.2 4TBSamsung $289Bench 488%, 4,063 samples	68x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 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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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $2,350

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353