Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	86.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '21 at 08:03
Run Duration	344 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 2.2 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 76.5 2-Core 153 60% 102 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 616 54% 461 Pts	64-Core 1695 105% 1695 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 300 Reflection 256 Parallax 302 245% 286 fps	Gravity 240 Splatting 175 179% 208 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 423 356 357 354 356 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 377 Write 362 Mixed 352 SusWrite 385 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 27.5 105% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 130%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 353GB free Firmware: M6CR041 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 326 91 108 95 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 374 Write 351 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 192 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 0.5 27% 8.27 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 31.2 65% 130 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 92%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 223GB free Firmware: X31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 232 221 217 217 217 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 400 Write 323 Mixed 280 SusWrite 233 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 21.8 75% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 246 202% 289 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 101%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 844GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1703 1711 1708 1684 1670 1664 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 732 Write 1,420 Mixed 1,075 SusWrite 1,690 281% 1,229 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 47.4 166% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 654 DQ Write 546 DQ Mixed 601 450% 600 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 299%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 924GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3410 3548 3566 3508 3552 2314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	481% Outstanding	Read 4349 Write 3,145 Mixed 3,098 SusWrite 3,316 780% 3,477 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 75.5 240% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 724 DQ Write 608 DQ Mixed 662 497% 664 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 481% Great: 445%
Toshiba MK3263GSX 320GB-$68 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 280GB free Firmware: FG020M SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 57 Mixed 34 SusWrite 67.9 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF552C40-16 2x16GB 10,661 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	MC Read 68 MC Write 64.4 MC Mixed 61.8 185% 64.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 89.6 45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 171%

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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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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 $179	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