Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190731
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 17:51
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th 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, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 124 2-Core 256 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 923 86% 716 Pts	64-Core 2,471 153% 2,471 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 70.3 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 91.1 57% 76.5 fps	Gravity 70.7 Splatting 55.5 55% 63.1 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 277 249 253 236 230 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 722 Write 613 Mixed 235 SusWrite 251 101% 456 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 47.1 150% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 396 289% 376 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 223%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 208GB free Firmware: CS900613 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 402 Write 271 Mixed 283 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 19.4 78% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 18.2 DQ Mixed 18.7 32% 66 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 91%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 156GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 63 112 114 75 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 502 Write 444 Mixed 423 SusWrite 149 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 92%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 157GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 443 445 447 273 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 499 Write 449 Mixed 421 SusWrite 362 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 28.6 120% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 47.4 94% 187 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 9,626 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.1% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 14 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 16.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 132%

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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 $46Bench 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: $1,675

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