Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	53.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220907
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '22 at 16:25
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700K-$340 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 76.5 1-Core 223 2-Core 441 126% 247 Pts	4-Core 889 8-Core 1,707 154% 1,298 Pts	64-Core 3,189 197% 3,189 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Arc A770 4,203 User benchmarks, average bench 110% Intel(8086 1020) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3793 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 93.2 Parallax 241 54% 133 fps	MRender 242 Gravity 198 Splatting 248 189% 229 fps
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 62GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,016 Write 2,236 Mixed 1,760 448% 2,004 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 87 320% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 1,256 DQ Mixed 1,311 949% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 394 386 390 388 378 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 365 Write 393 Mixed 364 SusWrite 388 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 39.9 129% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 232 174% 233 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 136%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 772GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 167 168 167 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 163 Mixed 105 SusWrite 165 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 738GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 161 162 160 161 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 151 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 159 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX5M2B5600Z36 4x16GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	MC Read 65.5 MC Write 62.6 MC Mixed 61.1 180% 63.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 50.9 SC Mixed 31.3 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 190%

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Gaming 453%

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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 596%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel $495Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,822x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	286x
Core i9-14900KIntel $540Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	264x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,515x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	259x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $190Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	514x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	430x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	193x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	194x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	131x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	118x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $2,485

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