Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	235% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 20:31
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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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
AMD Ryzen TR 2950X-$1,075 10,169 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SP3r2, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 256 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 836 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,370 85% 1,370 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37B9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 104 Reflection 164 Parallax 266 85% 178 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 230 Splatting 147 168% 213 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 743GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1181 1256 1183 1204 1406 1400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1658 Write 1,534 Mixed 998 SusWrite 1,272 306% 1,365 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 61.4 188% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 897 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 746 545% 721 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 425%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 97GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,960 Write 1,655 Mixed 1,110 349% 1,575 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.6 214% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 836 611% 807 MB/s
Poor: 215% Great: 425%
Intel SSDPEDMW012T4 1TB 1,068 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 1TB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 805 754 762 843 833 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 923 Mixed 451 SusWrite 794 150% 657 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 36.9 148% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 997 DQ Write 575 DQ Mixed 786 585% 786 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 250%
HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB-$96 1,061 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3.5TB free Firmware: A4GNT514 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 134 127 132 139 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 166 Write 165 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 131 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 31 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 29 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 180%

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

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Gaming 128%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 156%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA

CPU
Ryzen TR 2950XAMD $1,075Bench 81%, 10,169 samples	94x
Ryzen TR 2990WXAMD $790Bench 79%, 3,658 samples	26x
Ryzen TR 1920XAMD $800Bench 78%, 10,440 samples	12x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	68x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	7x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 234%, 87,206 samples	25x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $92Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	16x
XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBAdata $82Bench 242%, 74,184 samples	10x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	49x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x16GBG.SKILLBench 127%, 124 samples	4x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 105%, 6,151 samples	3x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,674

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 $184	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