Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	461% 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 92% 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	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '22 at 19:19
Run Duration	372 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	92%

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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 i9-12900K-$294 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 67.1 1-Core 210 2-Core 417 117% 232 Pts	4-Core 833 8-Core 1,618 145% 1,226 Pts	64-Core 2,913 180% 2,913 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 66.1 Reflection 48.7 Parallax 75.8 54% 63.5 fps	Gravity 57.7 Splatting 41.5 43% 49.6 fps
Poor: 46% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 853GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3406 3244 3335 1996 1603 1615 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	461% Outstanding	Read 3,026 Write 3,435 Mixed 3,138 SusWrite 2,533 685% 3,033 MB/s	4K Read 85.2 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 123 391% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,527 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 1,436 1,070% 1,421 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 461% Great: 488%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 302GB free Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3962 3155 802 859 848 851 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	431% Outstanding	Read 3,805 Write 3,634 Mixed 2,945 SusWrite 1,746 680% 3,032 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 78.1 294% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 2,053 DQ Write 1,655 DQ Mixed 1923 1,421% 1,877 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 431% Great: 578%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 600GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2452 2132 1147 1155 1158 1154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2,542 Write 2,412 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 1,533 461% 2,057 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 97.6 322% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,722 DQ Write 1,559 DQ Mixed 1,650 1,235% 1,644 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 111GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 893 673 675 674 674 674 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,488 Write 1,310 Mixed 1212 SusWrite 710 264% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 92.4 305% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,655 DQ Write 1,435 DQ Mixed 1,509 1,141% 1,533 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 340%
Amd-raid WDC WD6003FRYZ-0 6TB 378 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 109 128 150 120 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 106 Write 136 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 129 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.1 267% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 140%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF552C40-32 1x31GB 324 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 30.2 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 25.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 102%

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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 $294Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,966x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	371x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	351x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	703x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	695x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	354x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	580x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	554x
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	180x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,663

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16