Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 487% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 639% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 133%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	385% 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	478% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	51.5 GB free of 64 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231006
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '23 at 02:20
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 231 2-Core 460 135% 261 Pts	4-Core 925 8-Core 1,749 159% 1,337 Pts	64-Core 4,305 266% 4,305 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 22.5GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	385% Outstanding	Lighting 615 Reflection 578 Parallax 786 501% 659 fps	MRender 529 Gravity 573 Splatting 307 368% 470 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 385% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Seagate ZP2000GM30004 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 593% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: SUESR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3536 2218 2318 2351 1542 1525 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	478% Outstanding	Read 4,486 Write 4,501 Mixed 2,886 SusWrite 2,248 791% 3,530 MB/s	4K Read 92.8 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 121 391% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1,163 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 813 623% 860 MB/s
Poor: 394% ↑ This bench: 478% Great: 785%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 503 User benchmarks, average bench 431% 1TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2497 2962 1777 1777 1774 1777 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2,681 Write 3,414 Mixed 3,041 SusWrite 2094 635% 2,807 MB/s	4K Read 78.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 95.2 302% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,615 DQ Write 664 DQ Mixed 497 538% 925 MB/s
Poor: 273% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 568%
Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 4000GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 514% 3.5TB free Firmware: 624331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3382 4333 4319 4351 4339 4327 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	573% Outstanding	Read 4,466 Write 4,272 Mixed 3,171 SusWrite 4,175 905% 4,021 MB/s	4K Read 78.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 83 293% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,790 DQ Write 439 DQ Mixed 554 553% 928 MB/s
Poor: 260% ↑ This bench: 573% Great: 686%
Asmt ASM235CM 16TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 14TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 214 216 219 218 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 206 Write 212 Mixed 204 SusWrite 215 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 1.1 60% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 4.7 DQ Write 8.4 DQ Mixed 0.6 2% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX5M2B6000Z30 2x31.5GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	MC Read 83.2 MC Write 78.9 MC Mixed 77.5 228% 79.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 37.7 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 310%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	59	32	240	27"	1280 720	SAM727D Odyssey G40B

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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 $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,854x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $590Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	289x
Core i9-14900KIntel $530Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	286x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,555x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	267x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

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	134x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	121x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,459

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 $39	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