Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 425% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 557% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	358% 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	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	113.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230906
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '24 at 22:24
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$499 8,839 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 (14^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 71.4 1-Core 239 2-Core 479 132% 263 Pts	4-Core 948 8-Core 1,793 163% 1,370 Pts	64-Core 3,893 241% 3,893 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	358% Outstanding	Lighting 563 Reflection 728 Parallax 622 459% 638 fps	MRender 497 Gravity 541 Splatting 293 348% 444 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 29 105 7.9 13 11 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.7% Average	Read 207 Write 103 Mixed 122 SusWrite 33.7 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 22.1 96% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 133 111% 155 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 50GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 318 316 318 302 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 456 SusWrite 326 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 65.4 223% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 344 259% 348 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
CT1000T700SSD3 1TB 1,264 User benchmarks, average bench 582% 830GB free Firmware: PACR5101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6833 4681 1771 1770 1771 1760 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	723% Outstanding	Read 7,204 Write 7,217 Mixed 3,473 SusWrite 3,097 1,173% 5,248 MB/s	4K Read 88.7 4K Write 347 4K Mixed 136 493% 191 MB/s	DQ Read 2,357 DQ Write 1,892 DQ Mixed 2,096 1,577% 2,115 MB/s
Poor: 434% ↑ This bench: 723% Great: 723%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX5M2B6400C32 4x31.8GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 47 MC Mixed 44.2 131% 46 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 31.8 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 99.4 40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 244%

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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	68	54	144	23.5"	1280 720	MSI3EA2 MSI MAG241C

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO Builds (Compare 469 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	328x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $505Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	56x
Core i9-13900KIntel $464Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	28x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	240x
RTX 4080Nvidia $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	27x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	25x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	115x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $310Bench 494%, 2,201 samples	58x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	28x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	41x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	31x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	22x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,469

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16