Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 282% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 342% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	233% 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	540% 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.

CPU throttled at 91% 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.

Run History

24 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	120.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '22 at 04:15
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KS-$275 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 232 2-Core 467 133% 260 Pts	4-Core 890 8-Core 1,759 156% 1,325 Pts	64-Core 3,162 196% 3,162 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,035 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 5077 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Lighting 350 Reflection 331 Parallax 368 286% 350 fps	MRender 388 Gravity 284 Splatting 204 229% 292 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3540 3548 3377 3001 2956 2959 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	540% Outstanding	Read 2,953 Write 3,546 Mixed 3,196 SusWrite 3230 731% 3,231 MB/s	4K Read 80.2 4K Write 267 4K Mixed 132 432% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 2,251 DQ Write 1,783 DQ Mixed 2,003 1,503% 2,013 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 540% Great: 508%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 140 150 129 130 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 115 Write 75.7 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 136 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 109%
WD WD60EFZX-68B3FN0 6TB 510 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 195 194 197 197 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 190 Mixed 89.4 SusWrite 195 127% 174 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 318% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT32G48C40U5.M16A1 4x31.8GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	MC Read 63.3 MC Write 62.4 MC Mixed 59.9 177% 61.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 35.8 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 161%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 239%

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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 $260Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,982x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $280Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	374x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	354x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,035Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	709x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	703x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	356x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	585x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	559x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	144x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $105Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	235x
Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GBGBench 179%, 2,713 samples	205x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	185x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,570

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