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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190731
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '20 at 14:28
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	85%

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 2970WX 1,966 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SP3r2, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 811 65% 571 Pts	64-Core 1,271 79% 1,271 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 76GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 273 280 271 264 280 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 352 Write 364 Mixed 335 SusWrite 287 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 43 131% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 226 171% 229 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 372GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 853 872 839 822 879 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,184 Write 912 Mixed 829 SusWrite 859 212% 946 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 54.9 204% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 794 DQ Mixed 219 265% 448 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 209%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,366 Write 1,928 Mixed 296 335% 1,530 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 61.4 232% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 736 DQ Write 758 DQ Mixed 472 431% 655 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 119GB free Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 169 170 170 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,589 Write 711 Mixed 583 SusWrite 190 168% 768 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 76.1 247% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 873 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 641 536% 774 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 234%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 592GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 187 189 191 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 180 Mixed 87 SusWrite 188 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.8 362% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 136%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 31GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 151 151 152 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 115 Write 95 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 151 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 16,526 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 39 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 33 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

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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 $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 $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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