Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 00:00
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 296 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 946 90% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,579 98% 1,579 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 132 Reflection 125 Parallax 128 108% 128 fps	Gravity 116 Splatting 105 97% 110 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303225 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1468 908 922 926 904 915 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,439 Write 2,268 Mixed 1,507 SusWrite 1,007 352% 1,555 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 67.6 218% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 1,117 DQ Mixed 1,125 849% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 286%
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 816GB free Firmware: CS303225 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1902 568 569 564 559 563 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 848 Write 549 Mixed 557 SusWrite 787 154% 685 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 73.6 209% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 1,214 DQ Mixed 1252 932% 1,230 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 286%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 107GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 159 79 77 77 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 472 Write 385 Mixed 379 SusWrite 147 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 43.8 146% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 238 197% 281 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 95%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 899GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 117 118 117 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 116 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 115 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 172 179 182 162 166 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 107%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO - $439

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,542x
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	724x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	197x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	552x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	221x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	224x
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 $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	94x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	76x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16