Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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.
Graphics	57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	288% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	54.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 07:13
Run Duration	376 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1007 97% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,583 98% 1,583 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 64.4 59% 69.8 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 58.4 54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 866 805 803 787 776 771 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,607 Write 2,351 Mixed 1776 SusWrite 801 421% 1,884 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 87.6 289% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,153 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 954 726% 985 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 926GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2209 2167 1164 1168 1169 1164 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,557 Write 2,355 Mixed 1,499 SusWrite 1,507 443% 1,979 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 81.9 272% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1211 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 1,042 785% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 879GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 488 490 491 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 488 Mixed 417 SusWrite 490 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 46.8 162% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 162 170 176 184 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 127 Write 132 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 173 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 90%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 164 165 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 159 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 162 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 112%
Drobo 5C 70.5TB 404 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 62.5TB free, PID 3443 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 192 216 211 160 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 203 Write 108 Mixed 130 SusWrite 189 205% 157 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.4 245% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 89%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 84 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 79.2 Write 79 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 84.4 104% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 49%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 128 128 128 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 122 Write 127 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 128 156% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,810 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 28.1 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 27.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 115%

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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) - $547

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	1,717x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	747x
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	718x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	791x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	607x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	373x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	617x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	353x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	241x

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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Total price: $2,106

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $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