Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 442% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 609% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	376% 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	611% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	116.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '23 at 11:29
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900KS-$510 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 77.6 1-Core 235 2-Core 470 132% 261 Pts	4-Core 903 8-Core 1,725 156% 1,314 Pts	64-Core 4413 273% 4413 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 138%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 22.5GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	376% Outstanding	Lighting 595 Reflection 582 Parallax 714 485% 631 fps	MRender 532 Gravity 571 Splatting 297 365% 467 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 376% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 14,975 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4027 4110 4213 4254 4259 4103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	611% Outstanding	Read 3,963 Write 4,446 Mixed 2,487 SusWrite 4161 849% 3,764 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 98.4 353% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 2,168 DQ Write 1,875 DQ Mixed 1,817 1,418% 1,953 MB/s
Poor: 261% ↑ This bench: 611% Great: 564%
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 14,975 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 2TB free Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4141 4326 4372 4247 2724 1530 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	589% Outstanding	Read 4,002 Write 3700 Mixed 2,864 SusWrite 3,556 794% 3,531 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 108 371% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 2,320 DQ Write 2,054 DQ Mixed 2,200 1,646% 2,191 MB/s
Poor: 261% ↑ This bench: 589% Great: 564%
1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 17.7 Write 5.2 Mixed 4.2 9% 9.03 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G324x31.8GB 387 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	154% Outstanding	MC Read 61 MC Write 60.5 MC Mixed 57 170% 59.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 33.6 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 180%

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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	56	26	120	48.8"	5120 1369	SAM71AC LS49AG95

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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 $486Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,824x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $510Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	286x
Core i9-14900KIntel $540Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	264x

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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $2,475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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