Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 282% UFO	Desktop 135% UFO	Workstation 371% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 141%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	207% 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	629% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240417
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '24 at 21:51
Run Duration	448 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^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-$500 12,283 User benchmarks, average bench 131% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 249 2-Core 499 146% 282 Pts	4-Core 983 8-Core 1,898 171% 1,441 Pts	64-Core 4,560 282% 4,560 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 E440) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 24.4.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	207% Outstanding	Lighting 261 Reflection 262 Parallax 534 212% 352 fps	MRender 441 Gravity 221 Splatting 350 275% 337 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro M.2 4TB-$299 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 488% 3TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4000 4435 4374 4350 4365 4360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	629% Outstanding	Read 2,829 Write 4,400 Mixed 3,265 SusWrite 4,314 841% 3,702 MB/s	4K Read 93.9 4K Write 348 4K Mixed 154 525% 199 MB/s	DQ Read 2,234 DQ Write 1777 DQ Mixed 2,006 1,501% 2,006 MB/s
Poor: 306% ↑ This bench: 629% Great: 619%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 271GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 436 451 452 451 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 270 Mixed 388 SusWrite 444 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 50.2 183% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 277 226% 322 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 121%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 89GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 147 147 147 147 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 467 Mixed 360 SusWrite 180 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 48.6 188% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 174 177% 288 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$130 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 517GB free Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4169 1717 1336 1286 1326 1199 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	461% Outstanding	Read 2,822 Write 4,145 Mixed 2,899 SusWrite 1,839 661% 2,926 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 317 4K Mixed 107 411% 165 MB/s	DQ Read 2,733 DQ Write 2,228 DQ Mixed 2,475 1,854% 2,479 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 461% Great: 595%
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 27,673 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 804GB free Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3465 3472 3473 3447 3442 3075 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	537% Outstanding	Read 3,437 Write 3,508 Mixed 2,336 SusWrite 3,396 714% 3,169 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 94.4 318% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 2,354 DQ Write 1,851 DQ Mixed 2,075 1,560% 2,093 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 537% Great: 537%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 334GB free Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3447 3518 3556 3066 641 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	445% Outstanding	Read 1,946 Write 2,617 Mixed 1,992 SusWrite 2,436 509% 2,248 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 333 4K Mixed 97.2 377% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 2,493 DQ Write 2,171 DQ Mixed 2,330 1,747% 2,331 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 445% Great: 486%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX5M2X7200C34 2x16GB 2,747 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 7600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	MC Read 110 MC Write 112 MC Mixed 104 310% 108 GB/s	SC Read 34.2 SC Write 57.3 SC Mixed 44 129% 45.2 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 247%

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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	56	240	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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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 $459Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,889x
Core i9-14900KIntel $500Bench 131%, 12,283 samples	313x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $584Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	294x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,598x
RTX 4080Nvidia $958Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	274x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	177x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	544x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	445x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	198x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	202x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	144x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	124x

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Total price: $2,264

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359