Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	177% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	116.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200417
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 05:32
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 316 98% 184 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,150 107% 890 Pts	64-Core 2041 126% 2041 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,275 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF); ASUS STRIX 3090 OC CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 278 Reflection 260 Parallax 286 226% 274 fps	Gravity 228 Splatting 173 174% 201 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB 11,818 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1066 633 556 540 495 545 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,577 Write 2,009 Mixed 742 SusWrite 639 278% 1,242 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 46.2 146% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 251 286% 521 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 492%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 121 120 120 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 136 Write 130 Mixed 122 SusWrite 122 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 76%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 398GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 111 107 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 109 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 71%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 729GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 154GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 90 87 91 94 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.1% Above average	Read 108 Write 59.2 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 90.7 61% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZR 4x31.8GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.6% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 23.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 22.6 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 154%

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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) - $560

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	1,710x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	746x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	716x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	788x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,275Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	606x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	372x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	616x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	353x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	239x

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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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,831

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