Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

High background CPU (22%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 01:13
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 268 99% 175 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 1,063 96% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,668 103% 1,668 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 0972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 59.9 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 57.2 49% 60.5 fps	Gravity 58.5 Splatting 51.3 48% 54.9 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,936 Write 7,310 Mixed 7,160 1,667% 7,468 MB/s	4K Read 494 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 187 1,050% 266 MB/s	DQ Read 2,177 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 356 468% 905 MB/s
Poor: 175% Great: 372%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 338GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 407 323 269 265 298 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 62% Great: 107%
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 71GB free Firmware: 300i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,931 Write 6,489 Mixed 7,115 1,600% 7,178 MB/s	4K Read 543 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 169 1,092% 271 MB/s	DQ Read 1,865 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 247 370% 748 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 882GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 129 124 130 128 131 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3264 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 29.7 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 30.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 119%

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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 (WI-FI) - $499

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,733x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,523x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	528x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,462x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	580x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	554x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,078x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	681x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	311x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	413x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	320x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	266x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,558

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 $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