Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 210% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	159% 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	258% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 18:14
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 3960X-$1,350 6,609 User benchmarks, average bench 87% sTRX4, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 59.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 89% 172 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,166 103% 876 Pts	64-Core 4,324 268% 4,324 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 211 Parallax 234 173% 219 fps	MRender 267 Gravity 216 Splatting 174 174% 219 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 612GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2431 2234 1642 851 943 848 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,171 Write 2,540 Mixed 2,028 SusWrite 1,491 464% 2,058 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 53.2 164% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,225 DQ Write 54.2 DQ Mixed 25.2 172% 435 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 438%
Hitachi HUS 726040ALE614 4TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2TB free Firmware: APGN SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 172 169 172 167 171 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 164 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 171 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.9 219% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 112%
HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB-$100 1,061 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: A4AZW55H SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 137 134 135 130 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 120 Write 124 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 136 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 113%
HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB-$100 1,061 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3TB free Firmware: A4AZW55H SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 163 166 169 159 174 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 157 Mixed 75 SusWrite 169 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 113%
Hitachi HUS 726040ALE614 4TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3TB free Firmware: APGN SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 183 188 192 178 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 193 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 187 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1 235% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
Studio 1TB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 605GB free, PID 301a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 179 182 190 171 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 196 Write 189 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 181 197% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 81%
SABRENT DISK01 1TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 68GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 140 18 2.4 159 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 348 Write 369 Mixed 348 SusWrite 118 393% 296 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 18.7 4K Mixed 18.7 1,337% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 18.7 DQ Write 32.7 DQ Mixed 23.1 1,967% 24.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 214%
SABRENT DISK02 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 730GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0.1 0 0 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62% Good	Read 163 Write 267 Mixed 96.1 SusWrite 0 173% 132 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 11.1 814% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 4.8 DQ Write 13 DQ Mixed 12.1 872% 9.97 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 88%
SABRENT DISK00 1TB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 253GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 140 18 2.4 159 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 372 Write 344 Mixed 307 SusWrite 118 371% 285 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 11.9 1,133% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.5 DQ Write 29.1 DQ Mixed 14 1,520% 19.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 209%
SABRENT DISK03 1TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 81GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0 0 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 342 Mixed 320 SusWrite 0.1 328% 259 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 11.9 1,126% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 34.1 DQ Mixed 14 1,691% 20.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 191%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 1,561 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 8 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.9 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 130 31% 130 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 139%

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Gaming 179%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 314%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA

CPU
Ryzen TR 3970XAMD $1,900Bench 86%, 5,130 samples	102x
Ryzen TR 3960XAMD $1,350Bench 87%, 6,609 samples	88x
Ryzen TR 3990XAMDBench 86%, 1,222 samples	54x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	91x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	20x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	14x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	46x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	21x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	16x

RAM
F4-3600C18-32GTZN 8x31.9GBG.SKILLBench 159%, 143 samples	11x
KHX3200C16D4/32GX 4x31.8GBKingstonBench 109%, 1,142 samples	6x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	6x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $3,268

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	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