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 way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	95.8% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	122 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '20 at 16:30
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 2970WX-$1,383 1,966 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SP3r2, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 108 2-Core 217 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 656 63% 521 Pts	64-Core 3,362 208% 3,362 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 174 Reflection 187 Parallax 186 142% 182 fps	Gravity 176 Splatting 123 128% 149 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron NX500 NVMe PCIe 400GB-$390 497 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 314 302 306 318 261 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 962 Write 667 Mixed 404 SusWrite 303 130% 584 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 31.3 4K Mixed 27.7 94% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 148 126% 194 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 224%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$249 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1607 1557 1735 1675 1576 1055 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,362 Write 1575 Mixed 1,551 SusWrite 1,534 392% 1,755 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 42.4 144% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 77.3 DQ Mixed 151 132% 206 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 371%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$372 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 403 390 399 397 445 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 495 Write 439 Mixed 438 SusWrite 410 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 28.9 105% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 75.7 DQ Mixed 119 88% 118 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$249 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1624 1489 1392 1480 1491 1351 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,310 Write 1,753 Mixed 1473 SusWrite 1,471 392% 1,752 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 38.3 131% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 436 DQ Write 58.3 DQ Mixed 136 128% 210 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 371%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2933 C16 8x16GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 30.8 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 30.4 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 174%

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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 $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 $40Bench 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 $50Bench 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: $1,669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16