Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	240% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '21 at 06:37
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 965 91% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,529 95% 1,529 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 184 Parallax 187 150% 185 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 162 Splatting 135 133% 167 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1134 776 751 715 689 667 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,282 Write 2,020 Mixed 1,470 SusWrite 789 366% 1,640 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 60.1 196% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 913 DQ Mixed 749 601% 840 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 372%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 62GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 73 70 68 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 88.3 Write 91.4 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 70.4 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 84%
Intenso External USB 3.0 2TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 5GB free Firmware: 1201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 34.9 Write 37.4 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 21.8 20% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 65% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 77%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 3,010 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 259GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 20 20 20 20 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 38 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 20.5 40% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.5 216% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 53%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 5GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 171 Write 161 Mixed 68.9 161% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.4 157% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 61%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 92.4 Write 67.6 Mixed 54.4 86% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 162% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 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	62.1% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 19 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 123%

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

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO - $499

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,532x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	721x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	196x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	550x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	221x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	200x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	350x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	223x
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 $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	94x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	76x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,445

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