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 below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	340% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '21 at 05:02
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 997 94% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,527 94% 1,527 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 291 Reflection 246 Parallax 282 237% 273 fps	Gravity 233 Splatting 170 174% 201 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 604GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 1400 2164 2124 2119 2084 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 2,189 Mixed 1,409 SusWrite 1,902 450% 2,006 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 70.4 247% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,186 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 1,052 789% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 425%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C17 2x8GB 426 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.4% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 19.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.6 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $530

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	1,717x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	751x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	718x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	791x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	608x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	374x

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	354x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $2,088

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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