Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	112% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	106.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 01:25
Run Duration	432 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 79.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 95% 178 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1013 96% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,577 98% 1,577 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 3070 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 211 Reflection 198 Parallax 190 172% 200 fps	Gravity 149 Splatting 132 123% 141 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 91GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,414 Write 2,228 Mixed 1660 467% 2,100 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 75.6 253% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 1,060 DQ Mixed 1,061 808% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2073 2055 1255 1185 1179 1187 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,462 Write 2,254 Mixed 1,595 SusWrite 1489 437% 1,950 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 77.9 261% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,138 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 1,065 802% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 787GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 479 472 449 452 451 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 474 Mixed 348 SusWrite 463 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 44.6 157% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 286 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 717GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 481 479 477 480 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 470 Mixed 408 SusWrite 479 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 55.4 174% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 110 112 112 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 109 Write 107 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 111 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 85%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 177 176 176 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 169 Mixed 112 SusWrite 174 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 101%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 137 139 142 137 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 143 Write 151 Mixed 107 SusWrite 138 183% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 211% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 987GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 153 155 153 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 141 Write 147 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 150 175% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.4 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 190GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 86 85 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 82 Write 76.5 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 85.4 109% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 103%
HP External HDD 999GB 996 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 511GB free, PID 4607 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 37 37 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 35.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 37.4 48% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 4x31.8GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.7% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.9 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 80.9 50% 80.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 134%

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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 $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	1,710x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	746x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	716x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	788x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	606x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	372x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,831

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 $177	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