Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	117.5 GB free of 127.996 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '20 at 17:15
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 309 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,068 98% 823 Pts	64-Core 2,235 138% 2,235 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.6% Good	Lighting 79.4 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 81.7 65% 78.3 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 63.3 64% 81.4 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 139%
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 3FE4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Lighting 60.4 Reflection 53.2 Parallax 47.9 49% 53.8 fps	MRender 42.7 Gravity 51.3 Splatting 48.7 39% 47.6 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2547 Write 2,034 Mixed 1,268 431% 1,950 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 79.1 290% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,397 DQ Write 1,083 DQ Mixed 1,243 929% 1241 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 112GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 466 463 461 455 459 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 463 Mixed 449 SusWrite 461 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 50.4 169% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 142GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1533 1188 1083 1056 1059 1070 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,431 Write 2,231 Mixed 1,667 SusWrite 1,165 420% 1,873 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 89.9 313% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,479 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 1,341 1,009% 1,353 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 372%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 201GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 142 142 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 142 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 108%
Intenso Ultra Line 16GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 11GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	8.42% Terrible	Read 36.8 Write 9.8 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 8.4 20% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.42% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 4x31.8GB 849 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 28 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 133%

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Gaming 183%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 196%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) - $560

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	1,707x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	744x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	716x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	788x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	604x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	372x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	616x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	352x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	239x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	134x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	120x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	100x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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