Asus ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	35.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	521% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '21 at 08:20
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 202 2-Core 399 122% 231 Pts	4-Core 728 8-Core 1,387 126% 1,058 Pts	64-Core 1,853 115% 1,853 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 47.9 Parallax 42.5 38% 45.5 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 37.4 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3220 3346 3393 3439 3432 3441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	521% Outstanding	Read 2,976 Write 3,407 Mixed 3,092 SusWrite 3,378 727% 3,214 MB/s	4K Read 82.4 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 120 399% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,758 DQ Write 1470 DQ Mixed 1,584 1,195% 1,604 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 521% Great: 526%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 206 206 207 208 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 116 Mixed 68 SusWrite 204 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 123 123 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 123 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 44GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 80 81 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 50.4 Write 52.4 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 79.7 42% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 144GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 87 76 85 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 59.3 Write 57.5 Mixed 44 SusWrite 82.7 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 58%
SanDisk Ultra 250GB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 67GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 44 33 24 19 23 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 143 Write 67.2 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 34.6 95% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.9 185% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C17-16GTRGB 2x16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 52.2 MC Write 51.5 MC Mixed 44.9 142% 49.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 38 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 156%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO

CPU
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	1,939x
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	646x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	493x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	674x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	660x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	441x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	608x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	420x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	301x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	101x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	73x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 11,909 samples	68x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,023

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 $178	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