Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 231% UFO	Desktop 131% UFO	Workstation 301% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 135%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	175% 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	411% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '23 at 15:20
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$489 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 246 2-Core 482 142% 274 Pts	4-Core 945 8-Core 1,774 162% 1,360 Pts	64-Core 4,364 270% 4,364 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,791 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 165B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (238 fps cap detected)	175% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 238 Parallax 237 194% 238 fps	MRender 237 Gravity 237 Splatting 238 194% 237 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2269 2036 1934 2262 2016 2264 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	411% Outstanding	Read 2,159 Write 3,476 Mixed 2,488 SusWrite 2,130 581% 2,563 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 93.6 327% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 2,352 DQ Write 1,857 DQ Mixed 2,042 1,545% 2,084 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 411% Great: 592%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2356 2470 2496 1798 1653 1211 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 1671 Write 1,687 Mixed 1,396 SusWrite 1,998 381% 1,688 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 79.9 277% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 2,431 DQ Write 1954 DQ Mixed 2,085 1,590% 2,157 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$152 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2455 2144 1155 1165 1163 1163 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 1,654 Write 1,667 Mixed 1181 SusWrite 1,541 340% 1,511 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 74.3 256% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 2,268 DQ Write 1,970 DQ Mixed 1,929 1,498% 2,056 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6800J3445G164x16GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	MC Read 93 MC Write 88.3 MC Mixed 85.9 254% 89.1 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 41.4 117% 41 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 225%

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

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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 $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,857x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	289x
Core i9-14900KIntel $525Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	286x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,791Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,558x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	267x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	174x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	526x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	438x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	197x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	135x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	122x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16