Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 257% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	169% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	325% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 91% 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '21 at 21:40
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$310 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 72.3 1-Core 235 2-Core 471 131% 259 Pts	4-Core 942 8-Core 1,825 164% 1,383 Pts	64-Core 3,388 210% 3,388 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3717 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 231 Parallax 224 208% 236 fps	MRender 217 Gravity 169 Splatting 150 143% 179 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2194 2140 2167 1629 1612 1693 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 2,265 Mixed 1,525 SusWrite 1,906 465% 2,072 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 54.1 188% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,968 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 334 427% 819 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 435%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 516GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1826 1379 1369 1397 1184 1400 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,864 Write 2,054 Mixed 1,755 SusWrite 1,426 400% 1,775 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 62.8 200% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,914 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 298 400% 782 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 335%
WD WD140EDFZ-11A0VA 14TB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 137GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 96 95 94 95 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 87 Write 97.4 Mixed 99 SusWrite 95.1 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 1.6 539% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 116%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 26GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 24GB free, PID b128 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.6 8.4 8.8 5.1 9.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 82 Write 6.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 8.5 20% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 36%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 16GB-$19 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 11GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 18 19 18 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 7 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 18 19% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.2 71% 2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair T32GX5M2B5200C38 2x16GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	131% Outstanding	MC Read 53.2 MC Write 51.8 MC Mixed 46.9 145% 50.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 23.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 173%

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	350x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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 $104Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,804

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