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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	295% 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.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 11:42
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,106 105% 871 Pts	64-Core 1709 106% 1709 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2197 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 115 Reflection 124 Parallax 116 94% 119 fps	Gravity 106 Splatting 109 96% 108 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 794GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1047 1172 1232 1150 1105 1115 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,482 Write 2,015 Mixed 1,477 SusWrite 1,137 397% 1,778 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 75.5 243% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1,145 851% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 372%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 767GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 422 298 263 247 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 465 Mixed 344 SusWrite 330 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 46.2 159% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 241 206% 304 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 84 81 85 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 84.7 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 84.3 66% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 67%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 124 124 130 126 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 144 Write 87 Mixed 92 SusWrite 126 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GB 12,037 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 23.1 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 101%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO - $449

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,538x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	723x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $294Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	197x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	552x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	221x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	201x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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: $1,388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16