Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 460% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 611% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	382% 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	676% 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.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	118.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '24 at 22:34
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900KF-$505 4,811 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 75 1-Core 238 2-Core 476 133% 263 Pts	4-Core 953 8-Core 1,652 158% 1,303 Pts	64-Core 4,310 267% 4,310 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 136%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,760 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 88EF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	382% Outstanding	Lighting 605 Reflection 598 Parallax 771 493% 658 fps	MRender 533 Gravity 577 Splatting 305 369% 472 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$265 8,674 User benchmarks, average bench 534% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 624331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4581 4578 4737 4795 4757 4783 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	676% Outstanding	Read 4,143 Write 5,055 Mixed 3,624 SusWrite 4,705 991% 4,382 MB/s	4K Read 73.7 4K Write 303 4K Mixed 112 415% 163 MB/s	DQ Read 2,457 DQ Write 1851 DQ Mixed 2,165 1,616% 2,158 MB/s
Poor: 292% ↑ This bench: 676% Great: 682%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$265 8,674 User benchmarks, average bench 534% 3.5TB free Firmware: 624331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,472 Write 4,923 Mixed 3,542 963% 4,312 MB/s	4K Read 81.3 4K Write 288 4K Mixed 107 413% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 2,605 DQ Write 2,083 DQ Mixed 2,352 1,758% 2,347 MB/s
Poor: 292% Great: 682%
USB DISK 3.0 27GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 25GB free, PID 6700 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 104 Write 8.2 Mixed 7.7 31% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 46% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AX5U6400C3232G-BLARB 4x31.8GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 49 MC Write 51.1 MC Mixed 49.8 143% 50 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 90.6 44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 179%

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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	49	15	60	27"	2560 1369	PNS0327 Pixio PXC327

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Gaming 460%

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 611%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	352x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $505Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	57x
Core i9-13900KIntel $461Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	30x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,760Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	260x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	28x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $773Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	25x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	124x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $325Bench 491%, 2,904 samples	60x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	29x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	43x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	31x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	23x

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Total price: $2,429

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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