Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 177% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 129%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	511% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '23 at 18:10
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900K-$485 12,283 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 78.8 1-Core 239 2-Core 478 135% 265 Pts	4-Core 956 8-Core 1,774 163% 1,365 Pts	64-Core 4,382 271% 4,382 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 140 Parallax 142 104% 137 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 132 Splatting 116 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 14,020 User benchmarks, average bench 468% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3469 3855 3958 3983 3974 3957 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	511% Outstanding	Read 3,010 Write 3,895 Mixed 2789 SusWrite 3,866 768% 3,390 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 88 329% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1989 DQ Write 439 DQ Mixed 817 703% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 511% Great: 633%
WD Black SN850X M.2 4TB-$293 8,772 User benchmarks, average bench 522% 896GB free Firmware: 624331WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4913 3505 1450 2060 1553 1536 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	556% Outstanding	Read 4,896 Write 5,009 Mixed 3,627 SusWrite 2,503 900% 4,009 MB/s	4K Read 88.6 4K Write 300 4K Mixed 114 439% 167 MB/s	DQ Read 2,545 DQ Write 767 DQ Mixed 1,044 930% 1,452 MB/s
Poor: 288% ↑ This bench: 556% Great: 683%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 14,020 User benchmarks, average bench 468% 1.5TB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4026 4008 4000 3982 3908 3954 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	540% Outstanding	Read 3,634 Write 3,846 Mixed 2,834 SusWrite 3,980 806% 3,573 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 82.8 318% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,999 DQ Write 475 DQ Mixed 1,089 839% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 540% Great: 633%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$569 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 487 486 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 432 SusWrite 486 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.5 191% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 322 242% 325 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH64GX5M2B6000Z40 2x31.5GB 558 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	144% Outstanding	MC Read 55.4 MC Write 56.1 MC Mixed 53.5 157% 55 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 50.6 SC Mixed 32 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 304%

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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	72	60	60	21.5"	1280 720	IVM5617 PL2271HD

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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 $451Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,897x
Core i9-14900KIntel $485Bench 131%, 12,283 samples	323x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $570Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,500Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,609x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	275x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	178x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	549x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	447x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $112Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	198x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x32GBG.SKILL $200Bench 188%, 6,571 samples	202x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	145x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 7200 C34 2x16GBG.SKILL $130Bench 201%, 3,920 samples	125x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353