Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 169% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	172% 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	240% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 20:00
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 1,000 93% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,683 104% 1,683 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 240 Parallax 256 197% 246 fps	MRender 281 Gravity 222 Splatting 168 177% 223 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 556GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1227 1132 1115 1102 1076 1050 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,914 Write 1,699 Mixed 780 SusWrite 1,117 308% 1,378 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.3 197% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1061 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 739 551% 748 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 777GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2081 2303 1554 1557 1559 1554 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,404 Write 2,178 Mixed 1,871 SusWrite 1,768 462% 2,055 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 82.9 270% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,083 DQ Write 500 DQ Mixed 742 563% 775 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 410%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 189 192 190 191 192 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 143 144 145 146 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 221 227 222 225 226 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 187 182 184 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLM16G40C18U4BL.M8FB 2x16GB 279 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 20.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 137%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,709x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	746x
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	605x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 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	353x
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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Total price: $2,128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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