Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 260% UFO	Desktop 127% UFO	Workstation 304% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 131%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	204% 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	545% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230926
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '23 at 09:59
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 227 2-Core 458 134% 259 Pts	4-Core 912 8-Core 1,724 157% 1,318 Pts	64-Core 3,079 190% 3,079 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% XFX(1EAE 6950) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.9.3 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 267 Parallax 537 210% 354 fps	MRender 415 Gravity 217 Splatting 344 267% 325 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 214%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial T700 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 585% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: PACR5102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3905 2032 1156 1200 1200 1214 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	545% Outstanding	Read 5,052 Write 5,154 Mixed 3,084 SusWrite 1,784 843% 3,769 MB/s	4K Read 93.6 4K Write 318 4K Mixed 124 468% 178 MB/s	DQ Read 2,298 DQ Write 1,786 DQ Mixed 2,019 1,516% 2,034 MB/s
Poor: 393% ↑ This bench: 545% Great: 722%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF560C32-16 2x16GB 2,720 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	MC Read 82.5 MC Write 81.9 MC Mixed 76.2 229% 80.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 53.4 SC Mixed 34 106% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 204%

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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	71	59	144	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 Q27G2SG4

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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 $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,824x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	286x
Core i9-14900KIntel $540Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	265x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,518x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	259x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	173x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $189Bench 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 $102Bench 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	119x

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Total price: $2,464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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