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 (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	162% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 04:04
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen TR 2920X 3,902 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SP3r2, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 863 84% 689 Pts	64-Core 1,831 113% 1,831 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 2 774GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 538GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 1083 961 1151 1186 1176 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	162% Outstanding	Read 1,238 Write 828 Mixed 847 SusWrite 1,095 225% 1,002 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 37.7 106% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 299 218% 279 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 162%
Amd-raid Array 1 749GB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 661GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2779 1759 1209 1207 1204 1196 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,024 Write 2689 Mixed 1,788 SusWrite 1559 455% 2,015 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 40.6 149% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 583 DQ Write 473 DQ Mixed 491 378% 516 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 363%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB 2,403 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 417GB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 84 83 84 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 90.8 Write 92 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 83.4 113% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 4,021 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.8% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 21.3 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 136%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $798Bench 81%, 10,169 samples	93x
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
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	5x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $46Bench 234%, 87,206 samples	25x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,398

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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