Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	238% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 11:25
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,181 105% 891 Pts	64-Core 1,649 102% 1,649 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 238 Reflection 147 Parallax 130 194% 172 fps	Gravity 131 Splatting 105 103% 118 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1679 958 599 602 600 601 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 1,679 Mixed 642 SusWrite 840 287% 1,289 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 55.3 194% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 966 749% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 762GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 481 476 479 479 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 482 Mixed 458 SusWrite 479 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 54.5 180% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 314GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 477 477 476 474 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 474 Mixed 393 SusWrite 477 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 57.2 188% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 498GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 463GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 799 585 585 585 584 584 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 927 Write 893 Mixed 653 SusWrite 620 174% 773 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 53.7 177% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 734 DQ Write 652 DQ Mixed 685 516% 690 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 117%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO - $499

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,532x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	721x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	196x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	550x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	221x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	200x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	350x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	223x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	180x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	118x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	94x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	76x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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