Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 299% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 360% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	285% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (all builds)
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230802
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '24 at 02:04
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$260 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 68.9 1-Core 206 2-Core 408 116% 228 Pts	4-Core 797 8-Core 1,414 133% 1,106 Pts	64-Core 2,866 177% 2,866 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-S (Super)-$699 6,484 User benchmarks, average bench 300% Gigabyte(1458 4140) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.31 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	285% Outstanding	Lighting 424 Reflection 424 Parallax 491 345% 446 fps	MRender 516 Gravity 388 Splatting 260 303% 388 fps
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 315%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,614 Write 1,269 Mixed 974 285% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 61.8 257% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,442 DQ Write 1,132 DQ Mixed 1,293 966% 1,289 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Freenas iSCSI Disk 805GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 185GB free Firmware: 0123 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 41 45 46 45 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 416 Write 97.6 Mixed 343 SusWrite 44.6 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 8.7 35% 10.1 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 380 DQ Mixed 415 298% 381 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 67%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$41 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 77GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 372 230 115 51 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 372 Write 333 Mixed 301 SusWrite 205 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 16.5 78% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 28.8 78% 162 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 76%
Freenas iSCSI Disk 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 99GB free Firmware: 0123 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 124 138 146 125 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 408 Write 274 Mixed 330 SusWrite 131 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 10.4 35% 10.1 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 403 DQ Mixed 436 307% 384 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 89%
Freenas iSCSI Disk 537GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 275GB free Firmware: 0123 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 41 51 42 43 51 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 7% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x32GB-$194 6,571 User benchmarks, average bench 188% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	MC Read 56.7 MC Write 59.8 MC Mixed 57.8 166% 58.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 219%

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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	52	25	60	34.8"	1280 720	DELA1E4 Dell AW3423DW

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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 $460Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,900x
Core i9-14900KIntel $500Bench 131%, 12,283 samples	323x
Core i9-13900KSIntel $579Bench 131%, 4,204 samples	297x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,500Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,615x
RTX 4080Nvidia $960Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	275x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,035Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	178x

SSD
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	549x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	447x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	199x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x32GBG.SKILL $194Bench 188%, 6,571 samples	202x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	145x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 7200 C34 2x16GBG.SKILL $130Bench 201%, 3,920 samples	125x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $2,319

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