Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 401% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 531% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 132%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	318% 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	612% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230329
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 21 '23 at 13:23
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$560 25,364 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 231 2-Core 461 135% 261 Pts	4-Core 920 8-Core 1,787 160% 1,353 Pts	64-Core 4,324 268% 4,324 Pts
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,600 17,532 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40C0) ≥ 4GB; gigabyte 4090 aorus master CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	318% Outstanding	Lighting 498 Reflection 470 Parallax 594 406% 521 fps	MRender 438 Gravity 475 Splatting 255 305% 389 fps
Poor: 318% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 405%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SFYRDK2000G 2TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 492% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3688 3678 3920 4070 4009 3960 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	612% Outstanding	Read 3,363 Write 4,606 Mixed 3,313 SusWrite 3,887 859% 3,792 MB/s	4K Read 81.6 4K Write 357 4K Mixed 127 476% 189 MB/s	DQ Read 2,278 DQ Write 1,970 DQ Mixed 2,237 1,646% 2,162 MB/s
Poor: 308% ↑ This bench: 612% Great: 634%
Kingston SFYRSK1000G 1TB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 698GB free Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4006 4303 3662 1596 899 997 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	497% Outstanding	Read 2,544 Write 4,120 Mixed 2,948 SusWrite 2,577 691% 3,047 MB/s	4K Read 73.2 4K Write 322 4K Mixed 120 435% 172 MB/s	DQ Read 2,514 DQ Write 2,167 DQ Mixed 2,330 1,749% 2337 MB/s
Poor: 289% ↑ This bench: 497% Great: 607%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,150 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 953GB free Firmware: U0503A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 351 353 355 354 353 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 377 Write 367 Mixed 341 SusWrite 354 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 31.4 144% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 46.6 78% 151 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B6400C32 2x16GB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	201% Outstanding	MC Read 85.7 MC Write 75 MC Mixed 76.4 226% 79 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 52 SC Mixed 35.8 108% 37.7 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 225%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 0P 4R 4G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	30%	64	435	210	165	24"	1280 720	AUS24AC VG248

History: Score 9: 0P 1R 0G 4B | Score 43: 0P 4R 4G 11B

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Gaming 453%

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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 599%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel $560Bench 129%, 25,364 samples	876x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $752Bench 131%, 2,022 samples	131x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $530Bench 129%, 7,190 samples	104x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,600Bench 370%, 17,532 samples	592x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	98x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,120Bench 290%, 11,448 samples	96x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $139Bench 432%, 66,370 samples	219x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 489%, 6,392 samples	175x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	107x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 192%, 5,688 samples	71x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 195%, 1,084 samples	66x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 206%, 755 samples	52x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $2,299

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16