Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 229% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	173% 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	310% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 92% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	53.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220705
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '22 at 15:25
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 210 2-Core 416 119% 233 Pts	4-Core 778 8-Core 1,515 136% 1,146 Pts	64-Core 2,900 180% 2,900 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	173% Outstanding	Lighting 243 Reflection 238 Parallax 237 198% 239 fps	MRender 237 Gravity 238 Splatting 188 178% 221 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1256 843 846 846 842 842 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,032 Write 2,325 Mixed 1,743 SusWrite 912 394% 1,753 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 86.5 329% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1673 DQ Write 1,563 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,118% 1,550 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 288%
WDS200T3XHC-00SJG0 2TB 1,011 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 130GB free Firmware: 102430WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,889 Write 2255 Mixed 1,754 440% 1,966 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 66.5 271% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,794 DQ Write 1,667 DQ Mixed 1,844 1,353% 1,769 MB/s
Poor: 191% Great: 306%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 629GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 155 155 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 150 Mixed 103 SusWrite 154 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 631GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 111 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 2x31.5GB 4,448 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 53.1 MC Write 54.9 MC Mixed 51.9 152% 53.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 28.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 187%

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

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Gaming 239%

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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 $242Bench 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 $107Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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