Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	507% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

CPU throttled at 91% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211125
Uptime	13 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 15:48
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 227 2-Core 447 130% 252 Pts	4-Core 850 8-Core 1,630 147% 1,240 Pts	64-Core 3,011 186% 3,011 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 153 Parallax 154 127% 154 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 130 Splatting 117 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 864GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1400 3549 4046 1822 1846 1721 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	507% Outstanding	Read 3,561 Write 4,383 Mixed 3,138 SusWrite 2,397 760% 3,370 MB/s	4K Read 81 4K Write 308 4K Mixed 119 438% 169 MB/s	DQ Read 2,320 DQ Write 1,449 DQ Mixed 1,907 1,415% 1,892 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 507% Great: 595%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 762GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2338 2504 2371 1459 1672 1831 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	442% Outstanding	Read 2,578 Write 2,494 Mixed 2,254 SusWrite 2029 526% 2,338 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 268 4K Mixed 103 372% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 2,713 DQ Write 1,813 DQ Mixed 1,851 1,492% 2,125 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 442% Great: 595%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$129 492 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 69GB free Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 594 596 596 607 629 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,449 Write 458 Mixed 619 SusWrite 599 172% 781 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 58.2 228% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 692 DQ Write 599 DQ Mixed 364 350% 552 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 193%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5200 C38 2x16GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	MC Read 71.4 MC Write 65 MC Mixed 64.5 191% 67 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 53.9 SC Mixed 31.2 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 178%

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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 $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,957x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	369x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	350x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	700x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	693x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	353x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	578x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	552x
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	178x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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