Asus ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	529% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	51.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210311
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '21 at 02:56
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 185 2-Core 355 108% 206 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 1,152 111% 915 Pts	64-Core 1774 110% 1774 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 252 Reflection 258 Parallax 282 205% 264 fps	Gravity 241 Splatting 176 180% 209 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 4TB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 435% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4045 4465 4500 4350 4560 4440 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	529% Outstanding	Read 2,269 Write 4,215 Mixed 2,490 SusWrite 4,393 761% 3,342 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 265 4K Mixed 96.8 349% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1608 DQ Write 1215 DQ Mixed 1,434 1,066% 1,419 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 529% Great: 593%
Samsung 850 Pro 2TB-$320 2,669 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 792GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 446 447 427 448 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 441 Mixed 354 SusWrite 438 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51.8 175% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 328 247% 331 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 130%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 477GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 468 465 454 469 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 464 Mixed 373 SusWrite 461 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 48.5 164% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 336 253% 340 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 733GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 122 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 120 Write 115 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 123 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 76%
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB-$134 2,758 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 318GB free Firmware: SD13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 72 72 72 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 86.6 Write 89.9 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 72.2 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-32GTZR 2x31.5GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 25.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 26.3 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 120%

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Desktop 107%

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Workstation 209%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO

CPU
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	1,944x
Core i7-11700KIntel $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	648x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	495x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	674x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	663x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	442x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $108Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	609x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	421x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	102x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	73x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 11,909 samples	68x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,033

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $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