Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	117.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '22 at 19:17
Run Duration	421 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$270 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 75.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,056 97% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,956 121% 1,956 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 245 Parallax 222 193% 234 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 166 Splatting 170 144% 177 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1037 908 930 915 895 819 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,191 Write 1,834 Mixed 1,518 SusWrite 917 361% 1,615 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 66.1 212% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 996 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 196 265% 503 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 399GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1772 1044 777 778 766 784 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,193 Write 1,798 Mixed 1,561 SusWrite 987 366% 1,634 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 70.3 220% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 437 375% 572 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 355%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 741GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 182 182 180 182 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 285 Write 312 Mixed 302 SusWrite 175 61% 269 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 33.7 4K Mixed 24.4 78% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 74.2 70% 111 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 74%
Seagate ST4000NE001-2MA101 4TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 162 162 160 161 151 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 107%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 508GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 89 88 89 87 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 87.4 Write 78.7 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 87.7 107% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 494GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 103 104 106 99 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 76 SusWrite 101 130% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 60%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 583 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 307GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 37 36 37 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 24.9 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 36.3 43% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 23%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 164GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 15 15 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	8.96% Terrible	Read 18 Write 12.4 Mixed 10.9 SusWrite 14.8 18% 14 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 45% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 8.96% Great: 44%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -0 64GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 37GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 64 64 63 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 110 Write 57 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 62.8 86% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 76% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 23.6 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 21.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 177%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 196%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) - $500

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	1,719x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	754x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	718x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	792x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	610x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	376x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	617x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	354x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	134x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	120x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	100x

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Total price: $2,032

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16