Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 417% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 525% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 131%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	334% 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	372% 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 Z690 HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '23 at 21:15
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$475 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 236 2-Core 465 136% 264 Pts	4-Core 916 8-Core 1779 160% 1,348 Pts	64-Core 3,720 230% 3,720 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5104) CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	334% Outstanding	Lighting 496 Reflection 666 Parallax 580 404% 581 fps	MRender 540 Gravity 579 Splatting 294 368% 471 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 567GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1874 2213 1896 1768 1753 1738 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 2,546 Write 3,231 Mixed 2,763 SusWrite 1,874 588% 2,604 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 101 334% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 1,138 858% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3093 3123 3122 3122 3127 3096 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	427% Outstanding	Read 2,629 Write 3057 Mixed 2,807 SusWrite 3,114 657% 2,902 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 79.4 256% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,225 DQ Write 1,096 DQ Mixed 1,154 867% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 427% Great: 526%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 245GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1963 1524 1523 1523 1522 1517 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,844 Write 2,067 Mixed 1,597 SusWrite 1,595 400% 1,776 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.7 196% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1218 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 1,156 864% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 347%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 931GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 478 476 477 269 477 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 236 Mixed 363 SusWrite 421 67% 292 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 39.3 134% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 255 215% 313 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 117%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 931GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 481 480 481 373 480 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GB 2,713 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	MC Read 82.6 MC Write 80 MC Mixed 76.8 228% 79.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 33.4 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 201%

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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 $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,957x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	369x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	350x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	700x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	693x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	353x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	578x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	552x
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	178x

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Total price: $1,612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16